AT Day 5: The First 100
Thursday July 29th, 2021, 0600-1700Gulf Hagas Brook to Vaughn Stream, SOBO AT mm 100.820.5 miles5095 gain, 5870 loss What a pud-alicious day it was! The Chairbacks did not disappoint in their pud-ishment. But first I got to enjoy a leisurely hike down into a pretty valley, where I forded the Pleasant River. It did not please me to get wet shoes (which had been dry since my first 2 days) so I changed into my camp shoes. My bungee laces make shoe changes quick and efficient. The ford was also easy. Then came the first of many climbs, this being the biggest ascent from the valley. One short spell involved a talus field of sharp boulders that were a trick[…]
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