Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Day 12 - Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Full Goose Shelter to Grafton Notch (ME 26) - 9.7 Miles

Well I made it through the Mahoosuc Notch and Arm with out an issue.   Korky and I hiked together through the Notch which took a little more than an hour but what “fun”.  It a valley of huge boulders and you can go over or under them, there is no path just get through it.   I was able to get through the whole Notch without removing my pack.  The Mahoosuc Arm was a 1600 climb with lots of long granite slabs (just like the one I fell on last year).  The difference was today the rocks were dry and you could move up them without  slipping and sliding.   I finished the hike at 2:30 and got a ride from a friend of Korky’s which I met at the Hostel in Gorham.  He took me to Andover where I got another ride to the Human Nature Hostel.  I got dinner, a shower and clothing washed.  I have a ride back to the trail at 6:30 and plan the slackpack 21 miles tomorrow, which is a huge day in this terrain.  The good news is I have a bailout option at 10.3 miles if it is too bad.  The weather in the afternoon is Rain....on well.  

Hikers I met today: See (nb), Wing (Sb), Wam (sb), Goliath (nb), Aquaman (nb), M&M and his dog Mia (nb)and several others which I cannot remember their names


The Mahoosuc Notch

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