I started the day with 5 days worth of food and a heavy bag. Today’s hike included the Saddleback, The Horn, Saddleback Jr., Popular Ridge and final the climb up Spaulding to the lean to. It was hot this afternoon, I drank 6 liters of water (4 with electrolytes) and I’m still get cramps this evening. I started at 5:45 and finished at 5:50. I stopped a Poplar Ridge Shelter for lunch. The is the last place anyone saw “inchworm” or Geraldine Lagay alive before your 2011 disappearance. Her remains was found 2 yrs later 2,000 ft from the trail where she had gotten lost after going into the woods to relieve herself. Over Saddleback Mtn I was above treeline for 3 miles but part of that time the mountain was in the clouds with low visibility. It was a hard day and tomorrow will also be tough. I’m going to go pass Stratton so I can stay of trail.
Hikers I met: Group of Section hikers from Canada, Hawk (sb) from Asheville he will finish in Gorham in a week, three nb hikers who also started in Rangley but I didn’t catch their trail names.
Popular Ridge Lean To
One of Four Summits today.
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