Day 31 – Notch Kinsman

Today was the day we had to conquer the famous relative notch that many people told us that «Slackpack». So, ‘Slackpack’ we did. The thunderstorms in the forecast had almost disappeared, and we only put on the scattered showers throughout the day.

Nick made eggs, bacon and toast for breakfast in the new commercial cuisine offered by our ski club membership. We met Jen in the parking lot at 7 am and went to make the second hard mountains of New England.

The ground that rose was quite gradual, and we followed a good stream for a lot. Tightening towards Lonesome Lake Hut, the maintenance of the path became more evident. Wood steps were installed on the face of the rock and other features to facilitate our climb.

We were covered with fog during the first half of the day, so there are no views on any of the relatives. It was good for us, because yesterday we had such a beautiful day.

When we approach a swampy swamp, Nick saw some flower jug ​​plants. They catch flies and other insects inside the flowers.

After complying with the Kinsmans, it was a soft navigation from here. There was only one thing … great humidity! Nothing like being soaked for the rest of the day. Nick and I stopped often to drink electrolytes and have snacks, but after washing clothes for the first time in 5 days, our clothes were very smelly.

In a moment, we scare a Urogalos mother. We were too close, and she swelled all her feathers, siseated and loaded as she had never seen before. After step back, he slid down and tried to corner us from his babies. This is the third time we have scared a urogallo like this. I feel so bad every time.

It was a great day in general. We achieved our relative goal in just under ten hours and we could return to the ski club for showers, food and real beds.

Jen quickly picked us up at the beginning of the path, and soon we were well fed. We even went out to a soft service ice cream, which really gave in the nail.

Tomorrow will be our last 4,000 -foot peak for a while. It will be directly in a hill immediately, but quite level just after.

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