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| A rocky trail |
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| Cascade Brook |
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| Cascade Brook |
I stopped and took lunch under the interstate 93 viaduct and waited for Smudgy Cheeks. After eating I got out my backpacking guitar and played some songs. While sitting there I met Dhow Boat (pushing boat). He thru hiked the AT in 2013 with a girl who was slower than him, but he met many interesting people and also encountered generous people. Before he completed the AT he hiked the Long Trail in Vermont first and then then Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). He gave me a clementine, a beer, and a can of coke. He is presently landscaping for a living but hikes in his spare time.
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| Under the Interstate 93 bridge waiting for Smudgy Cheeks |
After waiting for Smudgy Cheeks for awhile I began to get worried. He was not able to get a phone call from me and I wasn't sure if he was going to hike to where I was today. I told myself I would wait until 6:00 p.m. for him and then I would have to call the shuttle to come and get me so that I could get to the Notch Hostel in time for my laundry to get done. Around 5:30 Smudgy Cheeks called me and hiked out of the woods!
We walked together to the Liberty Springs Trailhead. I called the hiking taxi and we were picked up in about 40 minutes. The ride was $10 per person and they only took cash.
When we arrived at the Notch hostel we were told there was only one bed left and Smudgy Cheeks asked if he could put his tent in the garden. He was allowed to this for $20.00 cash. The hostel is very clean. We were first given a tour of the hostel. Before we could enter we had to leave our hiking gear and packs inside of a shed. This helps them to keep the Hostel clean. They had other rules also, such as they required that you take a shower and put clean clothes on when you enter the house, to not wear your hiking boots in the house, not use your sleeping bag in the house either.
Breakfast is self serve and the main town is about 2 miles away. You can pay a taxi, which is $5.00, rent a bike for $5.00, or if you are lucky you can get a ride from a guest that came with their car to the hostel.
North Woodstock, New Hampshire is touristic and there are several resorts including a touristic train called "The Hobo Train". The hostel is the busiest during weekends and summer months.
I also met two elderly men from Georgia. One of the men finished the AT as a section hiker in the past but decided to walk with his buddy. We ordered to-go food from Imperial Palace Restaurant. A nice meal after being in the woods for one week!!!!!
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| I'm clean and full! |
Miles hiked: 4.8
Total Miles hiked on the trail: 154.4
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