Day 71 - Bennington

So behind in updates! I must post more frequently.

Where was I? Ah yes, in the previous episode "More Vermont" I was pushing through fields of Milkweed and commenting on how civilized the trail is in Vermont.

Part of the reason my updates are getting fewer is because it is getting increasingly difficult to get good photos of the scenery. The mountains are getting smaller and thus I'm rarely above the treeline these days, so I'm relying on gaps in the foliage to see out, which are few and far between. As you can see in the photos, one of the few times I can actually see out over the terrain is where they clear cut around the power lines. Also being lower mean less spectacular views.

I guess I'm in what they call the endless green hallway, that is you are in a hallway where the walls and ceiling is made of leaves. The leaves themselves are changing colour and beginning to fall to the ground. This attracts loads of tourists referred to as Leaf Peepers who come to see the forest change colour.

It has been cold the last few days but today it is finally warming up again. I don't really have cold weather gear, so I've been getting by using a combination of constantly moving to generate body heat and also just pretending that it isn't cold.

I have to do more miles. I sat down and did some mathy stuff, it showed I'm not going to make it at my current pace. I have to take less time off trail, get moving earlier and finish later, and hustle more when I am underway. The getting out of bed earlier will be the hardest part. I write about the actual calculations in another post.

In the photos you can see a split rock. It has been named Split Rock. The comments in the hiking app rave about how this is one of the greatest split rocks you will ever see. It is pretty cool.

I hustle past Split Rock because I was in a rush to get to my shuttle. I'm staying in Bennington tonight at the Catamount Motel, awesome place. The pug is the hotel owner's pet, apparently that kind of colouring is rare. Plus a few photos from around town.Read more