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Day 10 - Saturday 8/22/09 Woke up when it got light outside.......we slowly got organized and out of the way for the breakfast set-up. Feet were hurting a lot going downhill towards the Gale River Trail junction.......at this point I had figured that advil helps a lot to alleviate some of...

Day 9 - Friday 8/21/09 Had an early start today since we knew we might get hit by rain and it's always nice to break camp in dry conditions. We were up and hiking while still dark enough to justify headlamp usage......we soon turned them off though.......filled up water at 2,250 feet crossing...

Day 8 - Thursday 8/20/09 Another morning where we slept in a little since it got late last night.......packed up and went out before any hikers showed up though...... Normal morning....I'm up and about and MEB sleeps in......somehow she's usually ready before me though: It takes half hour...

Day 7 - Wednesday 8/19/09 Slept in a little since a long day yesterday.......sun was trying to peak through the trees in the morning. MEB went back to her car to take it easy with her feet and would meet me in Waterville Valley later today. I started up Oliverian Brook Trail to the...

Thanks MichaelJ for pointing out I referred to Ethan Pond at the end of day 6 although I meant Sawyer Pond......not easy after turning 20 ;-) Corrected it....... The tongue healed surprisingly fast....just tough eating salty stuff a day or two after slicing it.....

Day 6 - Tuesday 8/18/09 Went up at 4am to get going since the goal was to make it down to the Kanc area. MEB was limping in to the cooking room and could barely walk........not much further analysis of the situation was needed........ ....got my feet taped up and got rid of some stuff I...

Day 5 - Monday 8/17/09 Woke up to a beautiful sunrise over the Wildcats: Cooked up breakfast and off and hiking.....a bit short on water since no water source overnight........once up on Davis Path we dropped the packs and I brought a cup in case we found some water on our way down to...

Thanks Doug! Look at Day 1 now :)

Can someone give me a tip on how to paste in photos from picasa? I tried on day one and here........I use the http link and it shows up as "X" in ther post........geek-impaired Swede.....

Day 4 - Sunday 8/16/09 After a good night's sleep at the tent platform at Imp Shelter we took off pretty early. MEB took off ahead of me as usual and told me I see you in two minutes.....as usual she was moving swiftly and I didn't see her until the top of North Carter. It was a beautiful...

Day 3 - 8/15/09 Slept in this morning since we had a couple of 20+ mile days in us and we felt it. Did laundry, breakfast and packed up for the road walk down to Stony Brook. MEB's foot was bothering her but we continued and found some artifacts by the side of the road like a Blackberry and a...

Day 2- 8/14/09 The campground is out in the open so there was a fair amount of dew on the ground. Sun came up before we took off and we also got a nice visit from Cruddy Toes who lives up the street in Randolph. A left a ziplock with stuff I figured I didn't need (like a knife etc). And we...

Day 1 We had the fortune of being friends with a family living next to the trailhead so the evening before we had a great dinner with them and MEB and I felt mighty spoiled. With a 6:14am start we took off up Mt Cabot Trail with our loaded packs.......with MEB as company time flies by quickly...

Shake n' Bake - great job guys! Have you tried to place slugs in strategic locations when the vaseline runs out? They produce a natural non-petroleum based substance which is really slimy and probably would work well....and those guys are everywhere!

It's always more interesting with a hike where you don't know the outcome.......and you have to push yourself to set the stage for the next day......each day is dependent on your previous day's effort.....and you can't have a zero day since you will run out of food.....The NH 48 is just about...

Entered Lafayette Campground 2:45am this morning and it was painful getting down Old Bridle Path. The feet gave up on me so I decided to skip the last four peaks. Not worth risking infections and injuries so I just had a wicked awesome breakfast with MEB, Giggy, Cath Goodwin, Juniper, Leaf and...

Yep, got drenched today when down by Little River. We are safe and sound in Galehead Hut for the night:) We hope to make it to Lafayette Place tomorrow. Don't have a reservation but hope to wing it somehow. Doubt we will there before 8 pm. Can anyone help to get MEBs car from The Kanc. Feet are...

Report from Lake of the Clouds Hut:) Did Isolation and Washington this morning....heading down to Crawford Notch for four more today. Will stay at Highland Center tonight and then have a long day to around Kancamagus Highway tomorrow....it's pretty hot today. We are taping our feet constantly...

Did 5 peaks today and are back on the Pressies now......Isolation,Washington and the Southern Pressies are on the agenda. Ethan Pond Shelter might be pushings things a bit tomorrow but would be great.....we'll get an early start and end up somewhere. Stay tuned.....

Hi folks, I don't have the phone turned on all the time to save battery....having a rest day today so we hiked north on route 16 to Stony Brook and up Moriah....and now we are camping at Imp Shelter. Heading to Isolation and Washington tomorrow over Carters and Wildcats. Meb's right foot has...