Day 161 – East B Hill Rd to South Arm Rd

“I laid in bed that night and thought about the day

And how my life is like a roller coaster ride

The ups and downs and crazy turns along the way

It’ll throw you off if you don’t hold on tight

You can’t really smile until you’ve shed some tears

I could die today or I might live on for years” – Darryl Worley

Up at 7:00. Slackpacking today! Quick breakfast and shuttle picked me up at 7:30. On trail by 7:45.

Mostly cloudy, low 60s.

New friend. These little batards are loud and get pissy when you walk by their nests. Not like squirrels back home.

Surplus Pond and Surplus Pond Road at 8:50 and 1.8 miles in. Quiet morning, making good time. 

View from the top of Wyman Mountain at 10:10 and 4.7 miles in. Weather is not looking like it should. Winds kicking up and temps dropping. Stopped for a snack. Back on trail at 10:30.

Pretty mellow day so far. Have not had any of those in a while. But I know it’s gonna change this afternoon.

Stopped at Hall Mountain Lean-to for a quick break at 11:15. One bar of cell service. Only have 4 miles to go, but the next 2.5 miles are very nasty.

The first descent was easy. Pleasantly surprised. Next comes the nasty ascent up Moody Mountain.

It wouldn’t be a climb in Maine without rebar

Summited Moody Mountain at 1:20. Hard climb but not as hard as I expected. Called the hostel for pickup in one hour.

Finished at 2:10. Rope line assist over creek at end. Shuttle was waiting for me.

That was a much easier and faster day than I had expected. I finished 2 hours faster than planned. A month ago, part of today’s climb would have intimidated me. Now it’s just like, is that all you got for me?

I got back to the hostel about 2:30. I grabbed a shower and started laundry.

Technical Notes:

• Pop Tarts: 370
• Snickers: 220
• Fatty Beef Stick: 190
• Cheese Crackers: 250
• Snickers: 440
• Oreo: 160
• Potato Chips: 980
• Dr Pepper: 260
• Parm Sub: 1000
• Wings: 500
• Misc: 600
• Water: 1.4
• Miles: 10.1
• Time: 6:25
• Elevation Gain: 3272
• Calories Consumed: 5000
• Calories Burned: 5725