🌜 William Douglas Shelter

Mile 1652.3
(24.2 miles of hiking today)

Honestly loved this simple shelter, it was a bit off trail (0.5 mile) but the trade off was that we had it all to ourselves. After a long day of hiking it was nice to have a little bit of space to spread out and not have to tiptoe around others.

My ankle has been smart most of the day- there was a lot of rock hopping in the mud and maybe that’s not a great thing to do for several hours nonstop for multiple days in a row 🤷😮😬😇🫠😭 I’ll check back in with you on this. From day to day these little injuries are like whack-a-mole. The good news is that my hand is almost completely healed- I’m still intentionally favoring it somewhat but happy to report that is no more swelling, good mobility, and the pain is gone 🙌

Highlights for today… more beaver ponds, the sun eventually returns, crushing a long day, mud pits, more mud, a know-it-all day hiker on Stratton Mountain’s peak and maybe a plan brewing for a short day tomorrow with time to relax in town.Read more