I'd been hiking on fumes for the past mile since we left the S. Branch of the Carraassett River. I ate an energy bar and then Houston and I set up the tent. Charles and Trav set their tent up next to ours and then the four of us walked the short distance to the Crocker Crique to view this vestige of the last Ice Age.
Rain water fills the depression forming a present day pond.
A beaver colony calls the cirque home as evidenced by the signature stick mound in the pond. Returning to camp we crashed into our sleeping bags for a welcomed nap. In this Section, significant gain and loss of elevation occurs as the AT crosses or comes close to six 4,000 foot peaks and crosses three other peaks above 3,000 feet. This is classic mountain hiking featuring high peaks, deep valleys, open vistas, mountain pounds, and rock strewn streams. The traverse above treeline on Saddleback Mountain provides significant risk of exposure, particularly during inclement weather.