Date: 2004-08-23
From: Tenting at Hikers Welcome Hostel, Glencliff ,NH

To: Tenting at Hikers Welcome Hostel, Glencliff, NH
Miles today: 9.5
Weather: clear sky

9.5 miles todayTenting at Hikers Welcome HostelGlencliff, NHI don't know why, but I was a little slower getting up this morning. Maybe it was because I ate that whole batch of brownies that Mrs. Moosie sent me yesterday. I finally got up about 7am and walked in to the hostel and got me a cup of coffee. I liked the mug because it had a smiley face on it...that helped. I sat around the table for about three cups of coffee before I went back out to my tent and brought my breakfast in. It was the whoopie pie that Moosie brought me yesterday from Welsh's in Gorham. That was big enough all by itself for breakfast. Thanks again to all the Moosies' for making this an even better hike.I walked up to the pay phone and sent in a journal entry and then walked over to the po and got my mail.I got my stuff that I had left in John Galt's car that he sent back to me.Then I got some real trail magic from Jan LiteShoe!!! (Transcriber's comment: "..and the act of transcibing would be ...chopped liver?") She actually sent me something I could eat...a box full of brownies with nuts in them. I had to check the name on the box to make sure they were for me and that they really were from LiteShoe.Jan, go ahead and put another link to your website for that act of kindness here----->(Transciber's comment: Why not?":http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/)She also sent me another picture of her when she summited Katahdin to replace the one that I drew in the mustache and gotee when she didn't send food. She's a fast learner.Ok, I guess I need to mention the picture Chief sent me of his hiking partner just at the foot of the Smoky Mountains. Those were sure nice boots she had on!! If I had a hiking partner with boots like that, I think I would hike with her all the time!!Hey Chief, think your hiking partner will show me those boots???Gary finally got the shuttle put together that was going to Kinsman Notch. There were 7 of us all together, but only 4 that were hiking the trail in the proper direction.I started up the mountain with Party Girl, but when we got to the waterfall, I slowed down and then about half way up, I stopped for about an hour. I just sat there enjoying the falls and enjoying a beautiful day.The falls coming down off Mt. Moosilauke cascade down the side of the mountain for over a mile along side of the trail.It's a cool, sunny day...can't think of anything I'd rather be doing. I hiked on up to Beaver Brook Shelter and MoonPie and Hot Sauce were already there. They passed me sometime while I was at the waterfall, but I didn't see them go by and they didn't see me out sitting by the falls.We enjoyed the views of the Franconia Ridge across the way.I left there about 15 minutes after they did.It was a really good day to climb another mountain, especially one of my favorite mountains.I got up to the summit of Mt. Moosilauke and Party Girl was there. We got a bunch of pictures with everyones cameras. The clouds rolled in and the wind picked up. It was cool enough that we had to sit out of the wind to stay up there. I've got one of my favorite pictures of Dr. Dolittle and Maggie when we were on this mountain last year. I think I have it posted on my journal.I started chilling down, so I got started hiking on down the mountain. I saw Sunset and General climbing the mountain going north. They were really happy that it only took them 3 1/2 hours to climb that mountain. They were moving along pretty fast, so I said goodbye to them and wished them a good hike.I kept going down and in about an hour, I caught up to Party Girl. We hiked on to Jeffers Brook Shelter and took a 5 minute break before hiking the rest of the way back to the hostel.I got another surprise when I got there...Rambunny and Aqua were there in the front yard. I got a hug and a beer from Rambunny and sat out there and talked to them for about an hour.They hiked on out into the woods and Circuit Rider came up and said hi to me. He's a good friend that I see alot out here. He found out where Sherlock was and after introducing me to his mother and brother, they took off to go find Sherlock.Party Girl took me and two other hikers up the the local restaurant and while we were eating, MoonPie and Hot Sauce came in and joined us. After dinner we were all sitting there talking when I saw a guy at the bar showing some pictures on a laptop. I went up and started talking to the guy. His name is Walter Hale and he is a pilot and was showing some photos he had taken from a plane. He started showing me some of the photos of the area when he said that he's started flying a power parachute. We sat there at the bar for almost an hour. It was very interesting what he has been up to and all the things he was telling me about flying one of those contraptions. He even prefers to land it on the roads up here {their not really busy roads} and had some pictures of that. Thanks for taking the time to show me all those pictures and answering all my questions.I went back to our table and everyone was done eating and talking, so we came back to the hostel.Gary came out when I got back and said that Frogcaller and Lew had stopped by to see if I was here. Sorry I missed you both tonight.Remember when I said that Sunset and General were so happy with how fast they climbed Mt. Moosilauke?? Well, they took the wrong trail when they got to the summit and now they are back here at the hostel tonight.I guess they have to do it all over again tomorrow. Good job guys...I knew you both wanted to come back and see me again. I sure hope that Sunrise doesn't get word of this...hear me Gossipshoe??Another great day on the A.T.