As Emily mentioned in the last
post, today was our last day on the trail. 5 days, 50 miles. Not bad. But... we did have a daunting 4-mile 2000' climb up to Killington right off the bat. I hiked ahead of the girls, and stopped every 300-400 feet of elevation (using my altimeter watch) to let them catch up and give them moral support and a chance to rest.
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| Tickling Parker with some leaves during one of the rest stops |
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| Snack time during a rest break |
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| Her appetite continued to be huge |
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| Plain flour tortillas... yum! |
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| Peter Rabbit sweet potato, corn, and apple |
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| One of many many toads we saw this day |
We eventually made it to the top of Killington. Well, almost. The peak was actually a 0.2 mile hike off of the Long Trail up a blue blaze. I made a quick dash up while waiting for Em and P.
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| Vista from Killington Peak |
The rest of the day's hiking was pretty mild. 2.5 miles after leaving Killington, we came to our turn-off: Sherburne Pass Trail, which would take us directly to our destination. The
Sherburne Pass Trail was originally the AT/LT. It was rerouted in 1999, and now crosses Route 4 almost a mile west of the pass. Obviously, we opted for the original route.
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| Leaving the LT; 2.5 miles to Sherburne Pass and the Inn |
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| The Inn at Long Trail |
Long Trail 2012 was a success. We now have 54 miles left to complete our section hike of the Long Trail. 2013??
-Chris
