Day 161

I hiked about 19.3 miles today. The weather was pretty good.

The big climb of the day was up Moxie Bald Mountain. It had a few steep sections, but it was not too bad. There were nice views up there and I lingered looking and eating blueberries.

At the top, there was a sketchy boardwalk. I slipped and fell into mud that was knee deep. Wow..in spots it was waist deep. Crazy.

Later in the day, I passed a whitewater river and went swimming. Granted I had to pay attention to where the water was flowing so I did not wash away, I stayed in an eddy. It was glorious and amazing.

The trail had several river crossings today. I walked through the water as there were no bridges over them. After I fell into the mud earlier, my shoes were soaked anyway, this way they got cleaned up some.

I camped along Lake Hebron at a stealth spot at the end of the say. I was in thick vegetation. 2072 miles hiked in total so far.