Day 80 - Connecticut!

Low on water, creek at campsite bone dry. Most of the water sources marked on the map are dry. There is a lake a couple of miles ahead, I'll fill up there.

Summited Mt Race. Best views of Massy yet.

Crossed into Connecticut today! Wow Massachusetts went fast!

Climbed Bear Mountain but alas... no bears.

I didn't know it was possible but the border sign was even more disappointing than the last. This one did not even welcome me. And it's size, it is like they went to the sign shop and looked at the smallest sign possible, and said "no, we need smaller".

Met my first Australian today! Martin from Canberra. We chatted about all things Australia. I told him I missed Kingsley's Chicken, which you can only get in Canberra. He is travelling with Witcher, whom I'd met earlier in Southern Maine. So that was a cool encounter.

I also met some trail maintainers. They were repairing a log bridge. Spoke to them and had a laugh for about half an hour. They gifted me insect spray and a punnet of tomatoes. Also one of them took $10 out of his wallet and gave it to me to buy a sandwich... I don't know if it was because I look poor or starving, or both. They are some awesome guys.

Stopped in at Salisbury (they have a great looking church and town hall). The local supermarket did not have sandwiches, so bought orange juice, chips, salad, bread, and salami. Sat at a table at a local graveyard eating it.

Ran out of daylight. Spent about an hour night hiking using my headlamp. Glad I hadn't ditched it for weight like I'd been considering. I'm at Limestone Spring Lean-to. Loads of people here, not long distance hikers, just overnighters (it's Saturday).

There were fireworks going off in the distance a while ago. Not sure if it is a special event or just random.Read more