Date: 2015-07-21
From: Story Spring Shelter

To: Green Mountian Hostel
Miles today: 75.0

well i woke up this moring at Story Spring shelter about 5:45 it was foggy like always so i was off and on the trail by 6:25 and hiking after I got water from a friend again! But the trail is changing so much the trees the people and the feeling of being so close to the 500 mile mark 500!!!!!! miles I have came so far I still cant belive what I have over come been thru and made it . And feel better and stronger than I ever had . Ok the southbounders are comin more and more its a weired feeling seeing them . Im asking them about this and that and same to me its so wild they have only went 525 miles and thats all I got left wow I dont know how to take that ... The end is drawing near I miss everone at home at times im ready to be done and at other times I never want the trail life to end ever! Half way thru the day I feel because the tread riped the rest of the way off.. so with the aid of duck tape I walked til I had some signal and called the green mountain hostel and told him i had to come to town for boots and a stay he had room great done deal.. This was at 12:00 done walked 13 miles still had 14 more to go with a busted boot man I looked funny .... I walked and walked seemed like when your wantin to get somewhere fast you go slower.. I dont know how that works but thats how it was.. at 4:35 I was at my road .. I called he was busy dam!!! so I started walkin just at that moment it started raining lol what luck.. i just stoped right where i was and screamed a little and at that second a honk honk came from a prisus come on silly its raining i took off threw my stuff in the back and hoped up front . She looked at me and said no why dont you just stand in the rain for a min dang you smell like crap lol the only thing i could say is thank you glad you didnt smell me day before yesterday... she just smiled and we headed to town.. so droped me off at the EMS store where i went for boots . The bad thing is my other boots and socks stunk so bad they wouldnt let me try on the new boots I CANT HELP IT !!!!!! I told them sorry they said so I had to get a pair of new sock to try on the boots. Love the boots but didnt need the sock so im sending one pair home tomorrow . So here I am now in this nice place clean with washed cloths a heck of alot happier.. The next couple of days are going to be crazy .. There is no signal in vermont so if I dont write this week im sorry im tryin... I only got 58 more mile to go to the next time off the trail in Killington VT .   Where I have a new water pump waitin on me And 2 drop boxes of food that will be so nice to have some junk food lol. But I owe ellan so much she is the one who got me the new water pump till i fig out what rei is going to do prob just want more money... So thank you so much Ellan you really are my trail angle .. And I also have my best friend wayne to thank Cause I have the luck with me that will carry me all the way... I dont know what I would do without all my friends and people back home helpin me Thank you all so much . I am hikin this trail for not only for me but for all of you all who thinks you cant do this or that ! You can with the help of frinds and alot of help from God you can really do anything you want look at me sittin here so far away from home livin my dream .. Dreams come true with a little prayer.... Tomorrow my plans are going atleast 20-24 miles from here I dont know how its going to go new boots may kill me so who knows. All I know is im so thankful God let me live one more wonderful day of my great life...P.s Wayne as long as you dont lose your Jew Jam.. its all good.. But it you do just stay calm and just dump everthing out of your backpack and look!!! most of the time its the last place you left it... Miss you brother....Good nite everone and dont let the shelter bugs bit...