Let the debate begin

Let me explain. I've done the section between US route 7 and MA route 23 severl times and given the circumstances of the day felt no need to do it again. Let the debate begin.

I was awake at 5:30AM and added some more entries to my journal. This think takes way to much time to update.

Afterwards I took a shower, packed up, and had a conversation with John about thru hiking. Kathy offered to drive me to the post office, where I picked up my debit card. It was there all along.

Back at the house Kathy cooked up some breakfast for the family and me. I chatted with the family while I ate a hearty meal.

I was then driven to the grocery store where I bought enough food to get me to Maine and then back to Georgia, or at least that's what it felt like.

Kathy had me on trail at 10:30AM. In town I received a voice mail from Cookie stating he stealth camped north of town and that he was going to Upper Goose Pond Cabin. Onward I went.

Between I started walking Hit and Miss zoomed by, I ended up playing leap frog with them all day long. The climb out of the road was long, tedious, and had exactly zero views. In other words, it was a classic Appalachian Trail climb.

At Fernside road I caught Cookie in the midst of lunch. I ate some lunch and relaxed.

Onto the cabin we went. First we needed to descend down to Main Road, then ascend a nameless mountain. This climb was long and hard, it felt like it would never end.

After some more walking we came to the junction for the cabin around 6:20PM. The cabin is 5/10ths off the trail, but it was well worth it. The pond it sits on has great swimming and the bunks have comfortable beds.

Tonight I am here with quite a few hikers. This group includes Cookie, Warpaint, Hit and Miss, California Joe, Fester, and Five Bags.

Tomorrow we shall be treated to an AYCE pancake breakfast courtesy of the Bershire chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club.

Dalton is my goal for tomorrow.

Sleep is my goal right now.

Good night and good luck.

Kirby

Ga>ME 2008.