Date: 2018-08-02
From: Hurds Corners AirBnb

To: Mt Algo shelter
Miles today: 17.9

I awoke to Pappa Bear making biscuits and gravy for everyone. It smelled amazing. I still didn't want to get up though but coffee was calling me. Everyone was eating breakfast and hanging out. I drank a lot of coffee and ate biscuits and gravy. I wish we could have more mornings like this. Pappa Bear and Booger Bear were going to head into Pawling. Booga was taking a zero day to use the library and hang out. They got a taxi to town. I said goodbye to Booga knowing that I would see him again soon. I packed up my stuff then headed out around 9:20 am. On my way to the trail I ran into Pappa Bear who had picked up his package drop. He had a lot more food than he could carry. I gladly took some food off of him. Tree Beard and Pappa Bear had been playing Pokemon Go. They walked in the opposite direction to go fight at a Pokemon gym. I headed back on the trail.There were bigger climbs than the ones yesterday. I was looking forward to a corner store that was about .4 off the trail. I hiked to the first shelter where F Word was already hanging out. He made a sandwich with cheese, ham, and hard-boiled eggs. The sandwich looked amazing. I just had bread and peanut butter. While we ate Tree Beard and Pappa Bear showed up. We all ate lunch there and hung out for an hour. I pushed on from there to the Connecticut border. I waited for the crew so I could get a picture in front of the sign. Tree Beard was thinking up different poses to take in front of the sign. They were pretty ridiculous. I laid on the ground and made the famous Mouse King pose. We pushed on from there to the deli. The road to the deli had an old covered bridge. It looked like it was 100 or more years old. When we arrived at the deli Stealth was already there. He had been hanging out for a few hours. He said the woman who ran the place was really friendly. I walked in and bought a beer and a frozen curry dish. The woman who ran the country store was Indian. I talked about the time when I went to India. I couldn't get enough of the curries. I sat with everyone at the picnic tables outside. It started pouring again. Stealth and I stood on the picnic take under the umbrella to shelter from the rain. The downpour only lasted for a few minutes then the sun came out again. A mechanic from next door gave us a huge cookie that his daughter had made. He couldn't eat the whole thing and we gladly ate it. It was homemade and delicious. Pappa Bear, Tree Beard, and French Toast headed out. I hung out a little while later then headed for the Mt Algo shelter.There were was a 700 foot climb then a trail of slanted slippery rocks. It wasn't my favorite terrain. I kept slipping sideways as I walked across the rocks. I called my parents, my sister, Theresa, and my friend Tom to catch up with everyone. It got darker and darker. It became more difficult to see the rocks then I put on my headlamp. I was about 2 miles from the shelter when I came to a steep downgrade with sharp boulders. It was increasingly difficult to hike down in the dark. Eventually I saw people's headlamps in the distance and knew I was at the shelter. F Word and Silver Bullet were there. Apparently Pappa Bear, Tree Beard, and French Toast camped a few miles back. I setup my tent and cooked mashed potatoes for dinner. It was time for bed.Tonight it's gonna rain!