Day 20: Baldpate Fray – The Trek

The rains arrived and threw themselves in the morning. There was a leak in the roof of the inclination that drip me all night. In silence we packed our things so as not to bother our refuge partners.

Our original plan for the day was to walk 14 or some strange miles to calm the inclination. I saw that there were some stealth camp opportunities to take us to 16.5 miles, so we decided that. The next day, I would include the toughest mile of Trail, Mahosuc Notch, so he wanted to give us the best opportunity we could have to succeed.

We were in a cloud during most of the morning. A good respite from the sun, we had winds and fog to keep us fresh. We were doing well and feeling strong today.

We put headphones to pass the time a little faster, and Nick saw a black bear that escaped in the forest. This was our first bear signal! There are no impressions or excrement to this point.

When we got to our lunch place, the wind was lifting. The trees swayed from one place to another. We were in a notch about to ascend Baldpate, so I hope this was just a funnel. The forecast of the day was originally 80 degrees and sunny. I am sure that if the winds slow down, we would feel the heat more.

Lunch later began our climb. A little more than 1,500 feet in a mile and a half. Our daily land at this time.

We passed through some people who came down from Baldpate, and warned us that we stayed low and put on the waterproof. We were still under the roof of the trees and felt warm, but our jackets were accessible.

We begin to break the tree line and take the opportunity to adapt. Everything was gray, and it seemed a bit bruised ahead. According to our GPS, we were in the point of view. We couldn’t see anything, but the winds were almost knocking us out. I squeezed my backpack straps to keep it closer to my body.

We plan to stay low and move quickly between bursts. It was working, and this began to become a fun challenge. We arrived at the East Peak, and the whole terrain was exposed rock. No imminent danger, but strategically moving would be essential.

Compared to our day in Katahdin with winds of 30-40 mph, we estimate this around 50-60 mph gusts. We descended a little under the tree cover, but soon we returned to exposed. The winds were hitting us in front this time. We stopped periodically to make sure we were not going to compete excessively to the point of falling in the face when the winds calmed down.

Among the east and west peaks, there was an incredible Alpine swamp. We did not spend any time admiring, since we needed to follow the time to keep us warm and succeed.

We reached the point of ascending and it seemed that we were about to jump from the edge of the world. When we approached more closely, it was not so bad.

We leave the exhibition and under cover. We exclaim how crazy and great it was. Older in bets than our Katahdin day, but he felt equally real.

Nick was in contact with his friend Drew, and the two were coordinating to come to meet us. He gently reserved a camp nearby and organized a transport service so that we collect ourselves at the next road crossing.

Our host of the camp, MO, picked us up in his sub -u, and we went to our house to spend the night, Grafton Notch Campground. He must have told the other campists about us and our walk because as soon as we arrived, other campists asked if we were the «on hikers.» We feel like celebrities.

Drew did not long after they left us and took us to dinner after we all install our tents. We went to Steam Mill Brewing in Bethel. They had delicious food and good beer. They even had a «glizzy trailer» on the back for their enjoyment.

After achieving complete belly, he returned to our camp. We sat down for a while to update before going to bed to spend the night.

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