Date: 2006-08-31
From: Logan Brook Lean-to

To: Jo Mary Rd. campsite
Miles today: 15.4

I slept like a rock last night, even with all the noise.I was awake at 5am but I didn¢t get on the trail till 6. I should have gotten some pictures of the bodys scattered all over the area. They were just in a sleeping bag, under tarps, in bags in the brush, and a couple on the trail as I headed out. It was a funny sight to see. Some of them looked to be very cold, because it did get cool in the early morning hours. I have noticed a cooling trend in the last week, along with the leaves changing to fall colors. Hopefully by next Tues.or Wens. I will have completed this wonderful journey. I¢ve delayed the hike long enough so that the Labor Day crowds will be gone in the park. It didn¢t take me long to get to East Branch Lean-to for a break. There were at least a half dozen hikers, all going south, most of them were getting off in Monson, and two of them were going on to Georgia. They¢re really getting a late start. Fording the river was an easy rock hop. It¢s a beautiful day and the views were as nice as the trail. As I was crossing Crawford Pond, I saw two people on the other side and it turned out to be Rocky & Swamp Fox. I thought for sure that they got a least a day ahead of me.While they were getting water, we chatted for a few minutes, and I continued on to Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to where we would meet for another break. I made it there in less than an hour. What an incredibly awesome place this is. I Loved the idea that I had an hour to kill because I was ahead of the time I would meet Navi at the road crossing. Rocky & Swamp Fox came in about 15minutes later. I took my food and went down and sat on a huge rock, took my boots off, and soaked my feet in the water. AH! Life Is Good. The water was to cold to take a dip, but my feet loved it anyway. After finishing lunch and taking a few pictures, it was time to pack up and move on. I had less than 4miles to meet Navi at 4pm. The terrain was so easy that I made it to Jo Mary Rd. at 2:40 so I just hung out till she got there.While I was waiting, a couple of logging trucks came flying down the road and over a small bridge that was barely wide enough for the truck to cross. They¢re crazy for sure, and you don¢t want to get in front of them when they¢re in a hurry. They wouldn¢t hesitate to run you off the road. Navi made it there finally, and with the Tracker loaded up with food and camping gear. I forgot that we were suppose to camp out today. On the way to the camping spot she told me something happened to the RV. All I thought of at that point is that the RV was recked, but she said that the awning had almost gotten torn off when she was parking the RV at the AT Lodge. I was a little upset at first, but at least she was okay and she said that it was already being repaired. When we got to the camping site just two miles down the road, we set up our MSR zoid 2, cooked some hotdogs on a campfire, had some beer,some wine, and just enjoyed the solitude and each others company. ¢ It doesn¢t get any better than that!¢ She certainly planned a wonderful night for us. Who could stay mad at someone like that? ¢ Got to Love her!¢ Great day.