Another night at night wrapping the path of the Apalaches

This morning it was very difficult to wake up. I was exhausted! Yesterday it took 15 hours to walk to reach 20 miles. But it had to be done. I got up quite early this morning and made coffee, but kept asleep. I fell asleep while the water boiled quickly. Then, again while coffee cools. I could have slept during an eternity, but I knew we had another long day ahead. And in this field we need as long as possible.

Finally, we both get up and packed our things. Then he met Floppy and Flower Power who was actually stopped by the shelter! We saw them yesterday morning when they left the hill. Once Taco and I were ready, I think we moved around 7 am. Which was not so bad considering that we went to bed around 1 in the morning. Or at least I did.

The first part of the day was slow, but not as bad as yesterday. We had 11 miles to go to the road where most hikers enter Gorham. But because I entered Betel, I’m not allowing myself to go to Gorham. During the first two hours of the day, we had bigger increases and great declines. Then, finally, the path went downhill towards the road.

This time around the swampy sections of the path were not too dangerous. Most boards were resistant enough.

They were around 1 pm for when we finally put ourselves to the road. Today the rocks were climbing are much drier. That makes things much easier! But low steep can still be slow. At least today we maintained a rhythm of 2 mph, which is all I can expect and then some these days.

Taco going down a ridiculously steep rock.

On the way we find a refrigerator full of magic of trails! Taco and I had been dreaming of magic. He said we were going to drink root beer floats. And although that was not the case, we found beer cans floating in the refrigerator. That seemed quite close to us. The refrigerator also had sandwiches! Then we sat there and divide one between us. That way there were still some leftovers for other hikers.

A little magic of surprising paths!

Time worked perfectly for that magic of trails. I had been feeling so tired all day. And after the road I knew that we would begin the climb to Mount Moriah, a 4,000 footer. Before starting the climb, we had to take some sandwich and soft drinks. The perfect fuel! Then I was ready to go and start the climb by Moriah and finally the carters.

A happy child eating sandwiches on the side of the path.

The climb by Moriah was a rally and continued following and continuing for miles. Most of the climbs here are like that. The first 2-3 miles are super steep and maintain most of the gain. Then, once it is up, the path sails up and down in smaller intervals. You still have a lot of climbing, but generally the climbs are a mile or less. Honestly, I really like the way it breaks.

Southern Maine in New Hampshire can be incredibly difficult, but they are definitely some of the most beautiful sections on the path.

I was able to climb to the upper part of Moriah without stopping or breaking. And I decreased the speed to let Taco be updated so that we could take a break before continuing. It was after 5 pm, so we only had a few more hours of daylight. But I wanted to go to Carter Dome if we could.

Going down another ladder.

Tomorrow the weather looks absolutely terrible. And, of course, it was when the presidential ones would be doing! So there is a good possibility that I will end up in Gorham to wait for the storm. If that is the case, then I want to have the least amount of miles for tomorrow as possible. That is, I would like to go as far tonight as I can! Then I will verify the climate and see how tomorrow looks.

The path certainly does not always look like a path.

There was a lot of elevation gain during the rest of the day. We continue going up and down the various mountains of the carters. And then he stopped for a last break before he darkened. We were arguing to grab some water in the next two miles and trying to find a place to camp sooner rather than later. That would still give us 25 miles for the day too. And tomorrow it would continue to be a rather short day before we arrived in the city. Basically we would be camping just before the crossroads of the alternative route around the Montese cats.

At the end of the day, we were obtaining excellent views up and on the carters.

While we sat and took our rest, a group of 3 types came. They seemed exhausted and the older boy asked how much more they had to go. Another type of the group replied that I had no idea! They were still 3 miles from the next refuge, which could easily take 2-3 hours depending on the skill and level of comfort. I felt bad because they had to move on. But there was no water around, which makes a camp area a little less ideal.

A photo of mine looking at the carters.

The next time more or less happened quite fast. We end up walking until we find decent water. Then it was filled and wandered until we found a solid point to prepare for the night. Originally he wanted to camp in a particular place. But it was really full with some other tents. However, we hurt a rather decent place to configure. Today we did it somewhere between 8,500-9,000 feet of very! And oh boy, I was ready to finish.

Today the weather was perfect, and fortunately it was not as long as yesterday.

It was about 10 pm for when we finally settled in the camp to spend the night. Looking for a store burned a lot of time for me. Once I placed my store, I lay down and did dinner quickly. Then he turned around and called him one night. I was cooked! I could probably have turned around and asleep forever. But I knew we had a handful of miles to do in the morning. And I wanted to enter before the rain began.

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