Date: 2010-09-30
From: Monson

To: Monson/Pleasant St
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: moderate rain

Pleasant Road,    I was going to take a zero day today because it was suppose to poor down rain all day. The weather changed and the rain was due to come in the afternoon. I decided it would be better to get a short mile day in than a no mile day. I was shuttled seven miles out and hiked back to ME 15.   When I arrived at Big Wilson Stream crossing this morning I thought I saw Babalu and Food Network but at I got closer I realized it was Yeti, Sequoia. They jumped up from Gorham. We chatted and caught up. Then Babalu and Food Network walked up and sat down for lunch. I ended up staying around longer and chatting.   When I moved south about 0.3 I came to the falls. The falls were beautiful. I think it was one of the best set of falls on the AT, even better thank Laurel Falls. Laural Falls is a large wide fall with just one drop. These falls were nor really wide but they had several drops to it.   About a mile south of the I ran into Tunes, Tootsie Pop. I have not seen then since the Groundhog Creek Shelter south of Hot Springs, NC. We chatted briefly and caught up on another hiker that was with us at that shelter.   About a mile north of Leeman Brook Lean-to I ran into Special Needs and Giggles. They asked if I saw Bluegrass. I told them not yet. They said he left town before them.   Just before I got to Leeman Brook Lean-to the rain started coming in. I got to the lean-to and had my lunch. Just as I was leaving Patch came in. We chatted and we got on the subject of the trail and he bought up Phil from Maine. He said he had hiked with him. It was a weird coincidence that he brought up Phil today because I had just got a letter from him at the post office today. Phil had sent me a congratulation letter and a 2,000 miler patch. I was really surprised to hear from him, it was nice. Patch told me that Skid Mark and Weasel were not to far behind him. I left after about 15 minutes.   About 1/2 mile later I ran into Skid Mark and Weasle and of course Yogi the cat. Skid Mark had Yogi on his back as usual but tucked up under his rain coat. Yogi's head was wet. I told them who I had run into today. We are all wondering at this point in the hike who is ahead and behind us. We are trying to get an ideas who be in each others summiting window.   Another mile later I ran into Cervasa and Power Nap. I also told them who was ahead of them. Cervasa was very surprised and happy to here that Tunes and Tootsie Pop was about 45 minutes ahead of them. She had not seen them since before Erwin sometime.   About 1/2 mile before ME 15 I finally ran into Bluegrass. I told him that everyone was wondering how far ahead he was. He said he did not know why they thought he was ahead because he was the last one to leave town.   I am starting to get a little concerned about our summit date of 10/10/10. I am a little worried that there may be to large of a crowd that may be trying to summit on that date. I started asking everyone I met today what there plans are. No one was actually planning on doing a 10/10/10 summit except Tunes and Tootsie Pop who had just considered it last night. Giggles and Special Needs are shooting for 10/09/10. Skid Mark and Weasel are just going to figure it out when they get there. Cervasa and Power Nap are trying for 10/08/10 if I remember correctly.   I was able to get out of the woods today shortly after the rain really started coming down. I still got soaked to the skin. Tomorrow it is suppose to poor all morning. I am planning on a zero day.