Date: 2008-08-10
From: Twin Mountains, NH

To: Gorham, NH
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

Oh man did I sleep like a rock last nite. I woke up feeling like I¢d beenabsolutely run over by a train or something. I hadn¢t done a 14 mile day in awhile, with the kind of climbing I had yesterday. C¢mon body¢¦hang in there.We didn¢t worry about getting an early start at all. We turned on the tube tocatch up on the Olympics. I do love watching them, so am glad I¢m not missingthem completely.Karen brought me some coffee because my caffeine cells were just not going toallow me to move unless they got some coffee first. I got up and was hobblingaround. Karen told me a secret about putting Flexall on my legs, letting itsoak in, then taking a really hot shower, which opens the pores and allows thestuff to really saturate into the skin. I tried it and it felt pretty good.We got the room all packed up, and I packed my pack and made a small resupplylist. I¢ve got a package from Kokopelli waiting for me at Gorham (I¢m excitedabout it) and Karen had sent me some stuff as a surprise, before she knew she¢dbe here early, so I get to go pick all of that stuff up tomorrow.We looked at the tourist info brochure to try to get an idea of places thatmight be suitable, and got the car packed up and left the Northlander Motel.We decided to go the long way around, so I could show Karen where to drop meoff at Crawford Notch and then loop around and drive past Pinkham Notch, whereI¢d be 4 days later. You could see the storm clouds building again and by thetime we went around the mountains and headed back up north, the skies totallyopened up with torrential downpours and lightening. Man, it never ends.I was able to see Webster Cliffs, the climb I have out of Crawford Notch. Manis that sucker steep! Gonna be fun¢¦(just keep telling yourself that Certain).We got to Gorham, and I always expect these towns to be big cities for somereason, but it¢s not a big town at all. We drove up and down the road andfound a place called the Top Notch Motel. Most places are the same price, butthey could guarantee wifi in the room, so we took it. This is home till I getto Gorham. It¢s nothing spectacular, none of these places really are for the$, but it is New England.We got settled, and decided to do resupply/shopping tomorrow. We turned on theOlympics again and both ended up taking a nap till early evening. It felt sogood to sleep more. I¢m seriously wiped out from yesterday. I think my bodyis just getting really tired honestly. I¢m glad I¢ve been having theopportunity to get more calories in me than normal lately.I got some pizza for dinner and sort of found some Ring Dings at the gas station(A.M. you¢ve created a monster!). Not getting up any particular time tomorrow,but the weather is starting to look up. Rain showers moving out Tuesdaymorning with sun/partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday, Thursday (whenI¢ll be going over Mt. Washington) and then a chance of storms Thursday p.m.Please please please let me have good weather for all of this exposed hiking.It will have made everything else worth it up to now if it¢s nice.Time for more sleep. Another day tomorrow, and then the Presidentials onTuesday. I¢m excited.~Certain