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MSR THRU HIKER TARP AND MESH HOUSE

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Pretty awful first day of hiking for me, wasn't it? Fortunately, my trip got a LOT better.

I spent the next day visiting gift shops, bandaging up my leg gash, finding out that the state park charges $16 per person to visit The Flume, trying to soothe a sore throat, fruitlessly looking for moose along the Kancamagus Highway, and getting a meal at a fast-food joint with wifi. Between my throat infection, drinking cold soda, and the air-conditioning of the latter place; I began to shiver ...

Continued from Part 1

Once again, miscalculation. Liberty Springs Trail is just as full of rocks as the other parts I had walked on, my legs were more stiff than before, and my mouth was getting quite dry after drinking the last of my water. Thus, I still couldn’t travel downhill at a rate of even one mile an hour – I still had well over a mile to go when I lost all lighting (no moon out this night).

Fortunately, I was smart enough to bring a flashlight on this “day” ...

I had several ideas for the title to this blog, but couldn’t decide which to use. If I thought anybody would take the time to respond to this blog, I might ask for a vote. Instead, I’ll just make it clear that my tales could be titled -
“Better Late Than Never”
“Not Ready For Prime Time (ie, the Whites)”
“A Tale of Two Walks”
“For Lack Of a Hiking Pole”
“Quote from Lethal Weapon”

It is certainly a legitimate question on why I have no A.T. hiking ...

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