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Old Faithful

Three’s Company

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Clumbering

Always an adventure on good old Hamel’s Cump. No such thing as bad weather, only dumb decisions. Would have been a hard day for 4 miles, so glad I didn’t do that ⌚️🤦🏻‍♂️

Started things off nice and slow because apparently the connector between the LT lot and the CH trailhead does not see any use outside of thru hiker season and was just wading through shoulder high grass. I knew with the heat and humidity I’d need to take it easy on the Bamforth Ridge climb but I was not prepared for how easy easy would have to be and how damn hard it would feel 🥵 Seeing the trail in this light it’s no surprise I had such a hard time last time in a foot of snow, very technical serpentine bench cut probably wouldn’t have been the right call even if I had been able to stay on route. 

Summit savor before down via Burrows. Blew through my 2.5 liters by mile 10 but had the foresight to bring my filter and had a life saving refill and stream dunk shortly after. 

Told a guy on the descent I would pay $1000 dollars for a cold blue Gatorade but luckily it only cost me 4 miles of dirt roads to Huntington and a very reasonable $3.29. Chugged it down sitting on the gas pump and it was a near religious experience. 

Insane thunderstorms on the home stretch past Gillett Pond, sheets of rain so hard I could barely see. Passed one other runner in the middle of it and shared a laugh, what else are you gonna do? Reminded me of going out to play in the rain as a kid. “Grown ups” should do that more…

The discomfort of the day made me really aware of all the good sensations that balanced it out. The stiff summit breeze cutting through the heat of the sun, the cold mountain stream water poured on the back of my head and finding its way through my hair, the warm summer rain washing the salt off my face. If you made it this far thanks for reading my rambles and I hope it inspires you to go get some for yourself 🐫

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Clumbering

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