Hikin’ with my Bestie!

My week spent with Laura was lots and lots of fun. I wanted to start her off slowly so that she wouldn’t get too tired or hurt herself, but she did so well that I think I could have pushed her harder! She came for the last section of the Whites which meant we still had a few BIG climbs up to 4800ft.

The first day before we got on the trail we took a shuttle into town to get some lunch and to mail something at the post office. Laura was all decked out in hiker gear looking like the cleanest hiker you’ve ever seen. People kept on stopping to talk to her and she was loving all the attention, but any real hiker could tell by her bright white shirt and nice clean legs that she hadn’t been on the trail yet. We ate turkey burgers in a cafe and then headed to the trail.

The first part was along a paved bike path through the woods and Laura kept saying “Is this how the whole trail is? I could get used to this.” But after the 3rd day when we did one of the tougher climbs on the trail she shut up. Just as we reached the shelter it started to down pour on us, and shortly after 3 of my friends arrived soaking wet. We all piled into the shelter and the rain stopped shortly after.

The next day we climbed the rest of the way up Moosiloke Mt and 4000ft peak. At the top there were lots of rocks that people had piled up into different shapes, so naturally, we made an Inukshuk to represent and show some Canadian pride (not that any Americans would recognize what it was).

The next few days were filled with hilarious hitch hikes, ridiculous characters and incredible hospitality. At the “Ice Cream Mans” house (yes, a man who give out FREE ice cream to hikers who stop by his house), we met a nice lady named Sue who invited us to her house for dinner, laundry, showers, beds and a ride back to town the next morning; an offer we could not refuse.

One rainy day we spent over 3 hours sitting outside a gas station eating salad, ice cream, drinking chocolate milk and talking to people about the trail. I tell ya, you meet more people when you smell like muggy B.O. and carry a big ol’ back pack than you ever do when you are clean and carry a purse!

We had a great week and lots of adventures both in town and in the woods. I am still welcoming friends and family to come out and hike or visit for as long or as little as you’d like.

6 thoughts on “Hikin’ with my Bestie!

  1. Hi Sweetie, your pictures look great on your website. Glad you had a great time with your Bestie, thats what friends are for! Glad you are still enjoying it all. Hope the rain isn’t too bad. Love Mom

  2. Hey cutie! glad to read you are having the time of your life and that you are making good friends on the trail! Cant believe there’s only one month left to the summer! Time really flew by! i’m got food poisoning a few weeks ago and was glad to think i had a chance to become as skinny as you but now that you’re hiking your butt off, i got no chance to fit in your clothes lol! better eat that food in the huts and those freebies along the way!! love ya! keep on climbing!

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