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| Morning View |
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| Coffee |
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| Old stone Hearth at the shelter |
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| Sprout cooling off |
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| Marker on the trail |
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| Those are my hiking poles! |
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| Trail today |
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| View from the trail this afternoon |
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| Super steep hiking today!! |
We took AT short hike down the mountain to the famous Ice Cream Man's house. Unfortunately Bill Ackerly passed away May of this year . He is a legend on the trail and I was really sad I didn't get to meet him. All who met him, loved him. His family still provides ice cream to the hikers and I thought that was incredible kind and generous. The ice cream was great and made me very happy. We stayed and charged our phones for a little bit and then hit the trail again.
We hiked up Smarts Mountain. It was really difficult with my heavy pack and there were times when I thought, "How am I going to make it through the White Mountains?" The climb was steep, rocky, and really difficult. It was hotter than Hades and that made the hike even more difficult. I sat down just short of the first overlook and called my dad. I was in tears and crying about how bad my body hurt and how scared I really am about the White Mountains. My dad, being the awesome dad that he is, reassured me that all was ok and I could in fact hike up Smarts Mountain and accomplish The Whites. After talking to him for about a half hour I slowly ascended the rest of the mountain. He sent me a video of my mom saying hello and telling me she loved me and that instantly made me feel better and happier than I'd felt all day. When I got to the top we decided to camp there. I was relieved to not be hiking anymore. We made dinner next to the fire tower and settled into our tent where the bugs couldn't eat us alive.
We hiked up Smarts Mountain. It was really difficult with my heavy pack and there were times when I thought, "How am I going to make it through the White Mountains?" The climb was steep, rocky, and really difficult. It was hotter than Hades and that made the hike even more difficult. I sat down just short of the first overlook and called my dad. I was in tears and crying about how bad my body hurt and how scared I really am about the White Mountains. My dad, being the awesome dad that he is, reassured me that all was ok and I could in fact hike up Smarts Mountain and accomplish The Whites. After talking to him for about a half hour I slowly ascended the rest of the mountain. He sent me a video of my mom saying hello and telling me she loved me and that instantly made me feel better and happier than I'd felt all day. When I got to the top we decided to camp there. I was relieved to not be hiking anymore. We made dinner next to the fire tower and settled into our tent where the bugs couldn't eat us alive.
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