A type of ice cream day

Day 82-11 Miles today from Tom Leonard Lean to Shaker Campsite, 2000 feet up, 2,700 feet down, 1,546 in Mile Marker (mm)

Late beginning

We arrived late this morning at 9:30, but it was good for Knockerz to rest a little. This AT Elevation section is not so bad, but there are some very technical rock increases that really slow you. The shelter last night was not very full, but the camp around the shelter had a group of churches with several tents. There were also four hikers. One of the hikers we have not seen from around Sams Gap about 1200 miles.

Food weight

I took the food this morning and tried to eat some of the heaviest items, but we both feel a little sick when eating too much. We know better than packing so much food, but it is a mistake that we seem to continue committing.

There are some really beautiful ravines with a hundred feet fallen in these small slot cannons that are really beautiful. It is difficult to capture the depth of these with images.

We crossed several paths and hiking became much easier. There were some rocks and roots and it was relatively flat and covered with pine needles. When we arrived at the parking lot that led Benedict Pond, there was a set of test magic. We had been wanting to take a break and there were several chairs and a small table with some snacks and drinks. We decided that we would contribute and get rid of some of our excess food.

The restricted camp stinks

Massachusetts only allows to camp at designated points similar to Connecticut. I hate it because it restricts where you can walk.

The first shelter would only be one day of five miles and the second shelter would be a little more than seven miles a day. The second shelter is also a long 3/10 of a mile of the path to a ravine. Which means another 3/10 of a mile of setback.

Then we will reassess when we reach that crossroads. The other option is to continue forward for a day of more than 11 miles that I really do not want to do at this time.

Recover the path of the path

Knockers has been out of the way for four weeks and is having to recover its strength. Especially in the climbs. It’s sad because I was doing well before the shoes broke their heels.

I also had several zeros due to logistics. Then my path of Path have also weakened. I was easily kicking from 12 to 15 miles and even pressing 18 miles in some cases. But I also need to mark it again due to all the zeros I took.

Walk

After traveling through a swampy area, we started the climb to Benedict Pond. It was an steep climb. When we reached the top, we travel along the shelves that had spectacular views. A breeze blew that felt really good in the heat of almost 90 °, especially after that climb.

When we arrived at the Upper Willcox mountain shelter, it was 4:00 and we knew that we would have to walk the shelter for 250 feet, in addition, add 3/10 of miles of the path to reach the shelter. Tomorrow we would have to leave that gorge and add another 3/10 to a mile to what would be a day of more than 14 miles to the Upper Goose pond, which is the next camp of camp available. So we decided we would continue with 4 more miles to the Shaker camp.

The ice cream saves the day

The next two miles were a cruise downhill with small obstacles through a very beautiful pine forest. We were passing ponds and streams and rock walls.

We had two smaller climbs of approximately 200 feet each. And then a significant amount of descent to the Shaker camp, which was the site of a Shaker village in early 1700.

When we arrived at the Shaker camp, an Angel Stillwater path brought three gallons of different ice cream flavors, ice cream cones and cold drinks. We were seven of us through hikers and we all enjoy the ice cream something we did not expect.

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