Me and Dad are moving right along! Today dear old dad became known as "Fire thrower" after yesterday's episode.
We made it 12 miles. The first 10 were easy, and we were on pace to make it to camp after just 8 hours of hiking. But alas, the last two miles were a steep steep downhill, and Dad had some trouble. It doesn't look like we will make it to Greylock like we had originally hoped. We're opting for the slow and steady "we get there when we get there" approach. Much more enjoyable. We are now shooting for Dalton or Cheshire, two little trail towns about 9 miles apart. Even though it's a little short of the goal, I still get to spend time on the trail with Fire thrower, so I'm happy!
When we got to camp today, we were greeted by about a dozen other hikers, all in a group training for Overland, an organization that brings kids out on sweet outdoors adventures. The guys and girls here are all preparing to lead groups on hiking, biking, kayaking, and writing trips in places as distant as Iceland and Patagonia, and as close as the Whites. The soon-to-be councilors are all about my age. Man, what a great summer job! They're all super nice too. I talked with them all a ton, they gave me some food, and they even let me in on their "power object" routine, where they pass a torch (the power object) around and share highs, lows, and cheers. What a great group! I had a lot of fun.
Today was also beautiful weather, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow, should be nice too. We're hoping to knock out another 9.5 miles, but you never know. We'll get there when we get there!
-Scribbles (aka Ted)
9:09 p.m. 6/24/2015
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