Start: Moose Mountain Shelter
End: Hexacuba Shelter
Miles: 17.9 today, 1753.3 total
Little bit of climbing today. My legs feel worked, like I just did the leg press. First there was Holt's Ledges, a fairly short (< 2 miles) climb with some decent views at the top. But then the majority of the day was spent either climbing or descending Smarts Mountain. That was a pretty substantial climb (though I know in 2 days this climb will seem easy). Had a fire tower on top and the weather was clear. Numbfoot and I guesstimated that we could see at least 80 miles, since we could see Killington behind us.
Spent a good portion of the day thinking about how to be like Ray Jardine. I really want to get my pack weight down, and I'm thinking a lot now about hiking the PCT. Oh man. The two biggies left on my back are my tent and the pack itself. If I switched to a tarp, I could replace the tent and take off at least 3 pounds. Sojourner talked to me about how she did that and is glad she did. She says she's using an Equinox 6' x 10' tarp and an emergency blanket as a ground cover. She says the tarp weighs 9 ounces and the blanket is next to nothing. I want to do more research on Go-Lite and any other ultra-light packs. I could knock off a good 5 or even 6 pounds with one of those. So that's 8 or 9 pounds I could drop with those two items. Makes my mouth water...
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