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Day 126 Location : Limestone Spring Lean - to , CT Miles hiked today : 15.7 Miles from Springer : 1,483 Miles to Katahdin : 693.2 Elevation : 980 ' It was a nice short hike this morning to a cafe that was just off the trail , where we had lunch . Along the way , there was a race track visible from the mountain , and it was kind of neat to watch the cars going around the track . The drivers were pretty good , as the course looked extremely difficult .

What kind of event was I doing on the mountain ?
I was taking a hike .