Date: 2018-08-09
From: Upper Goose Pond Cabin

To: Warner Hill Stealth Site
Miles today: 14.9

It rained hard last night. Luckily I stayed dry as it came down. Rosie got a bit wet in his bivy sack and tarp combo. A puddle got him in the middle of the night. The bunkhouse in the morning smelled like pancakes. The caretaker was cooking breakfast for everyone. I got in line and had two pancakes with coffee. It was amazing to get food like this at a shelter. Coffee was the hardest resource to get. Everytime the percolator would finish, it would be gone in seconds. I had to wait in the kitchen to make sure I had a cup. With 50 people staying in the area it was hard to keep up with the demand. Tree Beard, Pappa Bear, Silver Bullet, and Mouse King Decided to take a zero at upper goose pond. Scissors and Kamikaze decided to head out and so did I. I packed my stuff and hiked out of upper goose pond. I hope I can go back there someday. I met Kazi and Scissors about two miles down the trail. They were picking up a supply package from Theresa. She had sent them homemade cookies, dinners, snacks, and letters. They both said I was lucky to have Theresa.  We got back on the trail. It was flat but a mud mess with streams all over the trail. It was difficult to keep your feet dry. After about 8 miles we took an early lunch near a beaver bog. We tried dying off our socks but it was no use since the sun could only come partially through. Kazi ate the curry meals that Theresa sent. Scissors hydrated one of the dinners in her Talenti jar. After lunch we ran into an 85 year old named Moose Burger who was section hiking the trail. He told us a story about his hike in Maine where it rained for 14 days straight. He said his feet looked funny after being wet for so many days. We hiked onto the next road access where the cookie lady lived. Out front there was an older man who was hard of hearing. He said to knock on the door out back. We did but no one answered. The side of the house had large blueberry bushes. Kazi, Scissors, Scatter, and I went over and started devouring blueberries. We sat on the picnic table and ate some of our snacks. The older gentleman who I assumed was the husband of the cookie lady came over with a basket of cookies. They were peanut butter with m&ms. They were really good. I told him I was from Ohio and he told me about a John Denver song about that state. The cookie lady came out from the house. She had a list of states and countries with check marks next to them. I checked off Ohio which there were already a whole bunch. Scissors, Scatter, and I decided to head out. Kazi stayed behind to eat blueberries and more blueberries. Our goal was to hike another 4 miles.During the hike the sun set and it was dark in the forest. Scissors had forgotten her headlamp at upper goose pond. She walked between Scatter and I for light but eventually opted for her phone's light. We stopped on top of a hill that didn't have any stealth sites and decided to make our own. Right next to the trail was a bed of ferns. I put my tent on them and the ground was really soft. I ate a bagel with cheese and meat. Scissors had a whole bunch of bugs in her tent. She was deciding which bugs lived and which ones died. The cute ones only survived.  Tonight I'm sleeping between many ferns.