Rain, Rest and Routland – La Caminata

Six days after my walk, I finally met the pain and rain of the long path. In this section between Manchester and Rutland, I walked through obstacles, on mountains and next to other hikers.

Go up each mountain

As the first half through Hiker, it was a challenge to leave the comforts of the city after my first replenishment. After a wonderful «Nero» (almost zero miles completed in one day) in Manchester, we continue to walk north along the long path. The first stop was Bromley Mountain. We were trying to overcome the rain in the weather forecast, but we saved a few minutes to enjoy the views from the upper part of the Bromley mountain observation tower.

Walking along a ski path in Bromley.

In some of the tedious climbs downhill, I forced my new friends of the path to play «Guess The Song» with me. We take turns to hum in the melodies of the worms like «American Pie» while walking. That classic and too attractive 8 minutes, 36 seconds Song followed me on miles on the long path. I was buzzing in my ears like a swarm of black flies. He is caught in my head writing this now.

Rainless

After six days, I found myself in my first royal storm on the long path. We had been running the forecast all day. I felt grateful that the rain would wait for it to really start until we arrive at a lunch shelter. I was even more grateful for not having to walk just for the storm. Through the fog, it was difficult to see my friends walking in front of me sometimes. I tried to embrace hiking in rain as another long passage rite.

That night, my friends and I had a great refuge of branches for us. There was no cell service, so we talked and listened to songs that we had downloaded on our phones to spend time until «Hiker Midnight». (Hiker Midnight, also known as around 8 pm or at sunset, is the unofficial time of bed for backpackers and sleepy campers).

Crossing of Arroyo on the long path.

Painless

I started to feel every mile of my knee. I had been dealing with the knee since I left Manchester, waiting for it to happen.

The next morning, we left the Big Branch shelter in cold rain. And then began to pour.

He felt as if there were rocks in the knee, grinding every time he took a step. It was like the tin man, with my gray pants and the frog frog gray rain jacket, walking as if my knees had rusty in the rain. I had never had so much pain when walking, and we had 17 miles planned for the day.

Now, writing this, it is fun to look back. I remember the moments of pain. But they are eclipsed by the beautiful views of the mountain or the jokes that made me laugh among the painful steps. Everything was worth it. Through the intention it is the best type of Type two fun.

Walking through tables through the forest.

Rest and relaxation

We stopped at the Little Rock Pond shelter to try to expect some rain. One of my friends said he wanted to stop that day, taking our day to just 13 miles. I thought it was a perfect idea on a rainy and painful day.

A group of women in a yoga retreat joined us at Little Rock Pond Shelter. They invited us to join them for yoga.

So my two options were:

1. Walk for hours in torrential rain and thick mud, with knee pain in each step.

EITHER

2. Do yoga, meditate and rest.

… We continue walking. We walk through mud, rocks and a water crossing that is surrounded. That night, we campaign in the Refugio de Minerva Aguas with a group of hikers and a hungry pork.

I spent the night at the Refugio de Minerva Aguas.

In the middle of the night, we woke up with the sound of the porcospine that chewed the wood of the shelter. But I can’t blame the pork for wanting a snack late at night!

A delicious dinner on the road.

Rutland

The next morning, my knee felt much worse. It was difficult, and a little fun, trying to walk. After walking about three miles, we arrived at a road crossing. I decided that it would be better to take the day off, and they took me to a shelter in Rutland. I was more frustrated than anything else, because I felt very happy on the road, and I just had to stop because my knee was not as happy as I was!

In Rutland, he was surrounded by other hikers and appreciated his kindness and advice. A hiker was a doctor out of Trail, and she kindly examined my knee. I spent the night in Rutland, then I connected and resumed with my family of trails the next day.

City food for lunch in Rutland, vt.

I felt better and left with my friends the next morning. This meant that I omitted a section of 18.5 miles. I decided that I would complete this section after finishing the long path on the Canadian border.

But that will not be for a while. For now, I will continue walking north.

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