Date: 2007-09-20
From: Mt.Algo Lean-To

To: Past Falls Village
Miles today: 12.3

mi. 12.3sleep hammockdest. Stealth site past Falls Village day 70 I got an really start to the day today. Not early hiking but early awake. I woke up at the first noticeable daylight, or whatever military term is. I woke up and looked at my watch at 5:45am. The great part about this shelter is that you get a great view of the sunrise, it faces east and is on the side of a mountain. The bad part about it is that it faces east. You better either be a hard sleeper or want to get up early if you stay here. Luckily I like sunrises. I got an almost great view of the sunrise from where I was sleeping. I had to move a little. I ended up to getting out and walking closer to the edge of the shelter site to get a couple of good pictures. Other than that, a great sunrise. The issue was the view is growing in with vegetation. It looks like they have trimed it back before. But now there is a revegetation sign there. I bet next summer or definitly the one after there will be no view. Kind of a shame since that is the reason the shelter was built where it was and facing east. I left a polite note to the maintaineer in the registry that he should trim it back. I am not wanting a ski slope here, just a little to enjoy it. He signed in a few times, so he'll probibly read it. I probibly came across as a jerk, but I was trying not to. I forgot to mention it, but I am now in CT. In a few days I will be in NY. I can't wait. I am only a week or so from PA. I am going to try and keep a good pace and make some time while the getting is good. I had an easy 3+ mile walk into Salisberry today. I got in there by 9am really easy. I did everything on my list and then some. I got in, got breaskfest, maildrops, and some refreshment and got out. I even got some Oatmail cookie Ben and Jerry's. I did however end up spending $35. Most of that on food. The egg and bacon breakfest sandwich, a dozen glazed donuts, choclate milk, and chz to carry out. The rest was on a 375ml of 1800. I am starting to enjoy having someing to sip on. I ended up sitting around for half the day. I even got a chance to check in on the hammock forum people and see what they are up to. I sat and talked to mountain mike for awhile. Both on the grass infront of the library and in a little courtyard by the grocery store. It was nice talking to someone for awhile. I was thinking about that later. I think I figured out the root of my lonelyness issues. I need conversation passed the initial hi, where are you from, and when did you start. That is as far as most of it goes when I talk to people in passing. It goes a little farther when I camp with someone for the night, but not too much. Then I am back to the begining the next night. I was thinking back and that is what I really liked when I had a hiking partner for more than a day. That and the talking t someone a night. There i                                                                                                                                                                                             I didn't end up leaving town until almost 3pm. No big deal. I had a line on a waterfall 7 or so miles away. I was originally shooting for that. When I got there I couldn't find a good spot to hang that was out of view. In retrospect I should have stopped before it close to a spring just off the trail. Plenty of great sites with no worry about people seeing me. As I was hiking out the oddest thing happen. Just after I finally got in the woods after a long roadwalk, a nut fell and hit me square on top of my head. It only stung a little. I'm not sure what type it was, just larger than an akcorn but without the hat. I had to stop and laugh. What are the odds. I should have tooken that as a sign of what to come. But as usual I pressed on. I ended up finding a site in the woods just passed the power plant. If I would have left town earlier I could easily have logged a few more miles to a better site. I got my hammock out. I should have in town but I just glanced at it and saw everything I needed was still there. I had to take a few minutes and retie my suspension system to the rings I am using for it. In the time I was doing this I heard some voices. I looked over and about 40 yards away I saw 2 people walking parrellel to me than away. I sat up close to a side trail. It was geting late and starting to get dark, so I decided to stay put. I had already walked around and had problems finding a doable spot. The people didn't see me anyways. I opted not to put up the tarp. It looks like a big white movie screen, not very stealthy. It isn't supposed to rain anyways. My hammock sock it a really stealthy olive drab and green. I hang my hammock so I was just off the ground. The top of my hammock was just about level with the tops of some bushes I was setup around. I should be ok here. I hung my food the best I could. A hungry bear would be able to get to it. I am really close to civilization here. So I am hoping there are none around.