Date: 2008-07-21
From: The Moosie's Excellent Hiker Hostel

To: Moosie's Excellent Hiker Hostel, Kent on the Trail
Miles today: 7.8

Today started out with me making a 12 cup pot of coffee all for myself! ;-)I had a bowl of cereal and started getting ready for a short slackpack from Bulls Bridge, CT to Kent, CT.Mrs Moosie drove me to the trailhead on her way to work. I started walking north on the Appalachian Trail after she asked me if the smile on her face kind of looked like how Frogcaller looked when she dumped me off at the trailhead in Maine in a heavy downpour.I said she had it pretty close. :-)She drove off and left me standing there in what felt like a sauna again today. Mrs Moosie smiling as she dumped me offIt was 8:50am when I started climbing Schaghticoke Mtn. It was 8:55am when I was almost soaking wet from sweat.I was walking easy and enjoying the climb. I didn't have a pack on, so I was even cooler than I normally would be.I had to put my neck cape on because the yellow flies were buzzing me and trying to bite. I got to the top of the mountain and I stopped sweating as much, but I was still dripping wet. Sure hope this high humidity goes back to Florida soon. :-) Hazy view from Indian Rocks on Schaghticoke Mountain I passed by Schaghticoke Mtn Campsite, then Thayer Brook in another couple miles. I had been carring my cell phone/camera in a water tight bag because there was no other way to keep it dry. I only put it in that bag usually when it's raining out. I gave Moosie a call and told him I was only a mile from Kent. He said he'd see me soon. I walked by Mt Algo Lean-to without stopping, then saw a lady sitting on a rock near the road when I got there. I started talking to her and she said that we had already met earlier this year at the Southern Ruck. Her name is Cahuta and she's walking from Harper's Ferry to Katahdin to finish the Trail this year. I got her picture and Moosie drove up about that time with Icaban in the car. He's picked him up in Kent as he drove through. When we drove back through Kent, I saw Blues Traveler. Hadn't seen him in a long time, so we stopped and talked a while. He knew he was getting close to me from the registers and I knew he was only about a day back, but don't remember how I found out. :-) We stopped by a hotdog stand and ate, then I headed right into the shower when we got back to the house. I sure am grateful for a shower today! I checked they roof out and it looked good. I asked if Moosie had any sheetrock so I could repair a few pieces in the garage and he said no and he wasn't getting any. Hummm :-) The front door really bothered Mrs Moosie because the weather stripping was shot and you could see daylight through it, so I took all the old stuff off and replaced it with some good stuff that is made for prehung doors. I got that done, then adjusted the threshold and it was airtight again. That's all the projects I had, so I had just got on the computer when I heard Mrs Moosie come home. She noticed the airtight door right away and sounded pretty happy. :-) We ordered Italian for dinner. I had a calzone...a big calzone with sausage, mushrooms, garlic and anchovies. Yummy! :-) I'm hoping the garlic will help keep mosquitoes from biting me as much. :-) I'll be leaving in the morning with my pack on my back. It's been great seeing my friends here....Moosie '05, Mrs Moosie and Goldilocks '05, but it's time to walk on. Thanks, thanks, thanks! I've enjoyed every minute of being with all of you! :-) Another great day on the Appalachian Trail. :-)