2019 Summer Hike- Day 32- Seth Warner Shelter to VT9/Bennington, VT

Date: July 17

Total Miles Today: 11.5

Total Miles this Summer: 393
Total Trail Miles: 1193.4

We awoke to a dry campsite. We packed up our gear, and just as we were leaving, it started to rain.  Time to hike in the mud.

This is the work of some very industrious beavers.

Nice work beavers.

We had a couple climbs, but they were not too difficult. We also followed this beautiful stream for a bit. 

We stopped for lunch at a shelter  I'm roasting a sausage and taking a picture of Advocado who is taking a picture of her ramen. This is why we have social media.

Midday naptime.

The rain stopped during the nap.

And then it started back up.

We spent most of the day hiking in mud or on slick rocks. Sometimes both at the same time. Most of the time it was raining. 

Almost to our destination, where Laurie will meet us and take us to food and lodging. A wet, muddy, day, with a tricky downhill on wet rocks at the end. 

We had to wait about 40 minutes for our ride, which gave me time to wash my shoes, feet and legs in the cleanest mud puddle of the day. Only when hiking does  washing yourself in a parking lot mud puddle seem like a pleasant opportunity. 

"Clean" and cooled off from the rain, we were picked up and went into town for some good food. Later, we drove to our Airbnb rental. A very wet day that should have been easy, but was made more challenging by the rain.