July 29 - Bear Rock Falls Campsite (Day 132 – milepoint 1482.7)

A humble thank you to the Grossmans, then Alan dropped us at the Trailhead at 7 a.m. with fresh fruit, cookies, and Apple Bran muffins to get us going.I felt great all day. Lots of energy. Cooler temps and much less humidity made the morning climbs a pleasure.

Excellent views from the Bear Mountain Ridge and the Trail dropped into a place called Sages Ravine, a beautiful creek with numerous swimming holes. Eventually crossed the creek and into Massachusetts. Stopped for a siesta at Bear Rock Falls Campsite and ended up spending the rest of the day here with Achilles, Small World, Jarvis, Huff, Puff, ChurchMouse and a southbound section hiker, Hugh, with his dog Mr. Phil. Cool spot with an excellent view. Hugh is 16 years old, hiking for 2 weeks from Vermont to his home in Pawling, NY, which is only a mile from the Trail. Great kid. We’re trying to talk him into joining us to Katahdin, but I have a feeling his naturally worried mother would not appreciate that.

Jarvis played guitar for a while and I accompanied on harmonica. A very nice and easy 8-1/2 mile day.

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