Date: 7/16/04
Starting Location: NH 25A
Destination: NH 25
Miles: 9.8
Total Miles: 1784.4
At long last, a short day! Hiked with Chris today and caught up with one another on how our respective hikes are going. Nice to slow down the pace for a change with so few miles to do. I arrived at the Hikers Welcome Hostel for a night indoors for the second night in a row and a crowd of thru-hiker friends to gather 'round the tv with to watch movies all night. A few of us threw the frisbee around for a while on the lawn across the street in the shadow of Mt. Moosilauke before watching "The Big Lebowski" with Walk On, Footloose, Seeker, Camera Crew, Camel, Chris, Captain Hook, and several southbounders. Another great reunion today, the second in as many days, when Spock and Frito arrived to continue their section hike—I haven't seen them since my mom came out to hike in Virginia! A really wonderful and exciting night, ready to begin the long-awaited adventure through the White Mountains!