The trail has been more boulders than dirt the last couple weeks

The view of East Baldpate from the west peak

Here’s a Spruce Grouse I saw

Misty morning trees near Bemis Mountain

One of the nice ponds

Low hanging rain clouds moving in

Only 194 to go from there, what a crazy low number! I traversed the dip between the south and north peak, before starting the final descent off the Crockers. The hike down was long but not too steep, and I tried to keep up a steady pace as the hours of downhill wore on and I started feeling more tired. Finally around 4 pm I made it to the parking lot and hitched a ride to the nearby grocery store to grab a resupply for the next few days, before I headed to the Hostel of Maine for the night. The hostel was in a nice large wooden cabin type house with tons of comfortable chairs and bunks. I showered and ate some dinner while talking to the other guests before heading to bed.

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Hi Everyone! I'm going to be starting my nobo thru hike of the AT in February 2022, and I'm so excited (Squeee!). During every day life I'm a wildlife biologist, book worm, burrito loving, adventurer. I can't wait to see you out there!