Day: 111, 8/9/2013: East Mountain Retreat Center

16.3 miles hiked, The first 4+ hours were in POURING rain. Absolutely huge puddles and streams everywhere. I stepped in one stream and the water was half way up my calf and over the boots. It really didn’t matter at that point. It was actually a nice hike since it was not cold out. I came out of the woods into a field at one point and happened to look down to my right at the same moment a young skunk looked up at me. He raised his tail as I took a number of steps backwards! He took a couple steps towards me and then I guess I was moving fast enough away for him to not bother with me. Also I picked up my replacement parts for the trekking pole I snapped on Aug 1st. My buddy Dave picked me up and we split a room in Great Barrington, MA. He brought my winter gear with him but I decided to have him bring it home as it the weather was still pretty mild.

Milestones: My buddy Dave picked me up and we stayed in Great Barrington, MA. He brought down 3+ months of mail and my winter gear.