Day 10 - Camel’s Hump
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The Long Trail End-to-End Journal (Southbound)
October 5, 2007
Richmond, VT to Montclair Glen Shelter
LT Miles - 11.3
Total LT Miles - 99.2
Extra Miles - 3.5
The awareness of my location at first light has me up and packing quickly, before anybody wonders “What’s that tent doing in the park?” Everything is wet from overnight condensation. I walk about a quarter mile to the small town center for breakfast at The Bridge Street Cafe. Breakfast inculdes four eggs, four orders of toast, three pancakes, and about twelve gallons of coffee. They serve Green Mountain Coffee, so I have some Original Blend, Vermont Country Blend, and Autumn Harvest Blend. The great breakfast and first infusion of caffeine in two weeks sets the tone for the day.
It’s six miles on the roads from Richmond to the trailhead that leads south to Camel’s Hump. Since it’s early in the morning, and because I feel ready to hike through a brick wall, I choose to walk the roads - rather than hitchhike. I figure it will also give me the opportunity to see more of the Vermont countryside.
One of the more interensting sights along Route 2
The old country store in Jonesville is closed.
but the flea market is open
The Winooski River
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