September 5: Today was a day just filled with river fords. Today was the day I realized how filthy your feet get from constant river fording.
We were up early in the cool morning air, climbing up Bald Mountain. NIce views from the top.
We were up early in the cool morning air, climbing up Bald Mountain. NIce views from the top.
We had a long, step descent and then stopped at Moixe Bald Mountain Lean To for lunch. Our guide books reported only one river fording, but we ended up fording three in the morning. It became a team effort, with WIlson, the Professor, Peaches, Mother Teresa, and Grizzly joining us. We all kept an eye on one another as we crossed. Which was good, as the streams were quite swift moving.
We reached Horseshoe Canyon Lean To at 2:00 and debated the pros and cons of staying at the lean to for the night. Our last town stop before the 100 mile wilderness was Monson, 11 miles away. There were no more shelters before Monson, but possibilities of stealth camping. Or, as the Professor and Grizzly were going to do, bang out the whole 11 miles today. After a snack and getting water, Subaru and I decided to push on until after the next river ford and Wilson, Peaches, and Mother Teresa decided to stay at the lean to.
The trail from the lean to until Piscataquis River was very nice; it ran along waterfalls and rivers, a few muddy spots, but overall pretty pleasant. The river crossing also was not as bad as anticipated. I was expecting freezing cold water, but it wasn't bad! After the river crossing, all we had to do was find a decent camping spot.
About 20 feet after the river, we found a nice flat spot that would fit two tents. The river was a great water source. And it was only 4 pm. So I had time to try to clean my feet, sit in the sun, read, do some journaling. We waved at Dyno DNA and Etch-a-Sketch as they pushed onward after fording the river. And we made some dinner.
Dinner didn't go so well. I made a rice side with tuna. You know, a normal trail dinner. Subaru was making a "bomb". That's when you take pretty much all of the food in your food bag and cook it all together in one pot. So it is ironic that I was the one who got sick.
One minute I was eating, the next, I started feeling a little nauseous and sweaty, and about 10 seconds later, I was running for the bushes. My entire dinner came right back up. That wasn't even the bad part. The bad part is that I had to go back and bury my puke. Oh, I soooo did not want to do that. But I wanted to attract raccoons and bears even less. I brushed my teeth about 5 times and went to bed at 6:30.
Ah, life on the trail!
The trail from the lean to until Piscataquis River was very nice; it ran along waterfalls and rivers, a few muddy spots, but overall pretty pleasant. The river crossing also was not as bad as anticipated. I was expecting freezing cold water, but it wasn't bad! After the river crossing, all we had to do was find a decent camping spot.
About 20 feet after the river, we found a nice flat spot that would fit two tents. The river was a great water source. And it was only 4 pm. So I had time to try to clean my feet, sit in the sun, read, do some journaling. We waved at Dyno DNA and Etch-a-Sketch as they pushed onward after fording the river. And we made some dinner.
Dinner didn't go so well. I made a rice side with tuna. You know, a normal trail dinner. Subaru was making a "bomb". That's when you take pretty much all of the food in your food bag and cook it all together in one pot. So it is ironic that I was the one who got sick.
One minute I was eating, the next, I started feeling a little nauseous and sweaty, and about 10 seconds later, I was running for the bushes. My entire dinner came right back up. That wasn't even the bad part. The bad part is that I had to go back and bury my puke. Oh, I soooo did not want to do that. But I wanted to attract raccoons and bears even less. I brushed my teeth about 5 times and went to bed at 6:30.
Ah, life on the trail!
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