🌜Liberty Springs Campground

Mile 1827.8

Hiking in the White Mountains all day today- getting a real taste of the topography and forest. I got an early start at 6am and managed to keep my feet dry until about noon, but ultimately the rain and the stream crossings did me in. The surging water levels meant rock hopping was not possible- forging across was the only option, and I did it was great care as the currents were swift.

I peaked South Kinsman Mountain (4333 ft elevation) and North Kinsman (4268 ft elevation) as well as getting to my campsite at 3872 ft. So a lot of ups and downs- total elevation gain for the day was over 5,000 and about 11.5 miles of hiking!

More highlights today- summiting the Kinsmens in the middle of a wicked rain cloud/storm, meeting Zig Zag and hiking with her for a few hours, hot soup and tea at the Lonesome Pond Hut. The sun coming out at 4pm ☀️😎 Setting up my tent on a platform (first time trying 🤞). I have a cool neighbor on the tenting platform- “HP” from Florida who is trying backpacking for his first time ever- long weekend for him.Leggi altro