I spent last night at Rattle River Shelter. The Rattle River is quite beautiful and nice to listen to. The only other guy there was from Virginia, but he had just graduated with a degree in geology from none other than South Dakota Tech. It's cheaper to go to school in SD than in Virginia. Today's hike included peaks: Mt. Hayes, Cascade Mountain, Wocket Ledge (most people love ledges; my knees wobble). It was a much easier day than yesterday, and I got twelve miles in. Tomorrow will be shorter and will include the border crossing into Maine. I am staying at Gentian Pond shelter tonight. Some thru-hiker's family donated the money for the AMC to build it. It's full of ants, though, so I am staying in my tent, listening to the bull frogs croaking in the pond. Some of these pond areas require planks to hike across... What a chore to pack them in and build the pathway. Its all volunteer effort, too.
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