Day 176

Weather:
Rain.

Today’s Hike:
Trident Col Campsite to Success Trail 8.3 miles

Yesterday’s rain continued throughout the night and into late this morning. We waited out a morning downpour and left camp by 11am. We still got dumped on. Ugh! The hike in the rain was a tough one. The trail has gone from a nice dirt trail with some rocks, some boulders, and some roots to being a constant slab of vertical rock spaced between over-sized boulders, gnarly tree roots and rock slab staircases. I didn't realize my thru-hike would involve so much rock climbing with 35 lbs. on my back.

On the lighter note, we found a moose skeleton on the side of the trail this morning.  For whatever reason, Grom felt the need to pick up the rib cage and smell it. The look of disgust on her face was enough to make my day.




Grommet's face after smelling the carcass...zoom in to see the disgust

As we reached the summit of Mt. Success the sun was starting to set and the skies were beginning to clear. Our entrance into Maine will have to wait until the morning.