Back to the Business of Hiking

July 31: up around 6 and a good breakfast with Stacey and Natalie.

Then Stace have us a ride back to the trail. Natalie made us promise not to stay on Glastonbury Mpuntain, as it was featured in her Weird New York book as a place of strange occurrences. We said we would.

Though we did cross Hell Hole Creek.

We did a lot of climbing today. Stopped for a break at Goddard Shelter which had the Zax by Dr Suess written out on the privy wall- the northbound and southbound Zax who are at odds with one another. Very apropos, as we are starting to run into SOBOs now.
When we got to Story Brook Shelter, our stop, it was filled with SOBOs. Haven't seen a shelter this crowded since the Smokies!
Vermont, you are a whole new beast.