Wednesday 9/16/09
Weather:
Overcast with some light morning rain.
Today's Hike: Logon Brook Lean-To to Potaywadjo Spring Lean-To - 23.1 miles
Wow, today was my biggest mile day on the trail ever and we made it in record timing. I haven't felt this accomplished in weeks! We got an early start this very cold morning (it was in the upper 30's) and started making headway along mostly flat terrain. We only had to climb a single mountain today, boardman, which wasn't much of a climb at all. The sky started spitting on us as we were nearing the summit, but it didn't last long.We knocked out the first 11.7 miles by lunch and took a break at Cooper Falls Lean-To. This place was beautiful. There was a nice cascading waterfall with a large swimming hole in front of the shelter. To bad it was so cold....would have been an awesome swimming spot.
The afternoon was completely flat with little maneuvering around rocks and roots. What a treat! We took our next break at Antlers Campsite where apparently LL Bean shoots some of their ads at. I can see why, this campsite was gorgeous! The site itself sits on the edge of Jo-Mary Lake. Tonight the water was completely calm, like glass. This place was the essence of serenity.
We made it to our final destination by 7pm. For the first time in what feels like forever we weren't night hiking into camps. This equates to early shut-eye. Score! Tomorrow will be another long day; 22 miles. I hope the terrain will be as easy as it was today......
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