We slept okay by Route 4, across the street from the Inn at the Long Trail, despite there being cars going back and forth over the Pass all night.
Packing back upLast nights damp tenting spot
The day was just okay. There were no views, just up and down trail that meandered through the woods. Early on we made it to the junction were the Long Trail splits from the AT.
A snail on a rockJust on the Long Trail now; bye AT
At times the trail was quite ambiguous and overgrown. It’s clear they don’t spend much time maintaining this section. There’s not much to see anyway.
We only really wanted to do 13 miles but the shelter at that mile point was full…at 3:30 in the afternoon. We decided to push on to the next one 6 miles away. There was a storm coming and we didn’t want to spend it outside in the tent.
An orange salamanderSome kind of mushroom
About 2 miles from the shelter the storm came. The woods got really dark and the sky rumbled. Wind whipped through the trees and then it began to rain. It was a really cold rain. The temperature was in the 50s, and I was glad to have my poncho.
A root riddled trail
We made it to the shelter and were the only ones there. One other guy came after us. It’s not the nicest shelter but it is dry.
It’s very cold tonight. Almost too cold for the end of June. It feels more like spring or fall. It’s a wet cold that chills you to your bones.
