Stewart Hollow Brook Shelter 1474.3

After getting out of our tent in the morning we noticed the "No Camping" sign directly above our tent :D We swiftly moved the 8 miles on the AT until the road crossing that leads to Kent. It looks like a more upscale town with neat houses and well maintained green areas. Our first stop was the post office to finally get the replacement bag from sea2summit but I was already sceptical about that. And unfortunately I was right, so I forwarded it to Killington, Vermont. I have no clue how this system works!!!
The next disappointment was the resupply at the grocery store next door. As mentioned the town was pretty upscale and so was the store. More expensive than in Manhattan and not much of a selection. I miss the Dollar General stores in the south! Then we went for lunch at a Mexican diner which doesn't have any Mexican food except for Queso de Chihuahua (I guess it's the menonitas cheese). But the burgers were tasty and it wasn't too expensive. The last stop before going back on the trail was the local outfitter/ ice cream shop where I bought a iced coffee for one dollar. Literally coffee from the previous day and ice cubes :D Just when we were about to be vortexed Jon hitched a ride back to the trail. But it was already quite late and we were moving pretty slow so we only managed to make 8 use miles. The Shelter is right next to a river and swampy areas so the bugs were terrible.Read more