June 1

Stratton Pond Shelter -- 28 miles

Got in late tonight due to my 1st bad experience out here...a guy at a trailhead offered to take me to a nearby town and buy me a burger for dinner, he seemed alright and a burger sounded good.. So I went along, within 10 mins I knew something was askew...his mind! So I politely asked to be let out and much to my surprise he did so without any hesitation. Unfortunately now i was 10-15 miles away from the trail in the middle of nowhere. So I started walking. Trying to hitch away from the trail actually made me feel like a bum so I stopped after 30 minutes or so. I tried to explain my situation to one elderly gentleman who was outside his house, but he refused to give me a ride, so I trudged on. I had planned on a 35 miler, but I had been willing to cut it short for a burger...now I was gonna end up walking it anyway. Luckily, after an hour and a half of road walking I passed another house with a younger guy getting out of his car. After explaining my story yet again he thankfully took me back to the trail and would not even take any money for gas. It turned out that he had 2 friends that started the trail in April. Thank god for that guy. (Didn't even get his name.) Good day other than that.

C-Zur