Starting location: Inn at Long Trail
Ending location: Stony Brook Shelter
State: VT
Miles today: 8.1
Miles total: 1,701.2
One thing that we have learned on the trail is never to check-out of your room before check-out time. The Inn at Long Trail had the most amazing breakfast and Kristen admits that it may have been the best french toast she had ever had. Check-out was at 11am so we spent the rest of the morning talking to friends & family on the phone. After we gathered up all of our things and managed to get out of our room at 10:58am, we noticed that the inn began to serve lunch at 11:30am. So we did what any reasonable thru hiker would do and waited around for lunch. Kristen and I have noticed that we get really upset with ourselves on the trail if we don't take advantage of food opportunities. Often times, we will be 10 miles out of town and wonder why we didn't have just one more soda or just one more cheeseburger.
After lunch we hit the trail for a short 8 mile day. We hiked along Kent Pond and and spent some time at the beautiful Thundering Falls. It is important the weather in Vermont has made a turn for the better. After having unbearable hot temperatures in New York less than a month ago, we now are having nights in the lower 40s and days in the lower 70s. It certainly has been a welcomed change. Believe it or not, with the heat behind us and the White Mountains of New Hampshire quickly approaching, we will be receiving our winter clothes and sleeping bags in just a few days. A special thanks to my parents who have been responsible for all of our mail drops during this trip. Thru hiking the AT is very difficult to do without a good support system back home and we thank them for all their help.
Thundering Falls
Notice the little red hiker at the bottom of the label
Conan + Backwards
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