I slept right thru to 930. During the night the dew was so heavy I heard it dripping off the roof. Glad I didn't set up the hammock stealth or otherwise last night because by the time I woke up it was pouring rain. Because of the night hike I am ahead of schedule by a day so I could just sit tight . I heard thunder showers were coming In by noon and I'd really like to get up and over these Mooselauke peaks. They are the last 4000 footers connected to the Whites and the terrain should begin to change. So around 11 in the pouring rain I set off for the next shelter 6 miles away over the Mooselaukes. It was blowing hard at the top with rain but it was really exciting. I lost body heat really fast so I didn't hang around. And hard to see further than the next cairn. It was a little disconcerting that every hundred yards or so there was a low three sided stone shelter. But it was still raining hard even when I got back down in the trees. The trail was some slippery! By the time I got to this shelter the sun was trying to come out. I took a rinse off in the stream and put my long undies on. The sun is still trying to come out. If it does everything an dry out tomorrow . Hah!
44.0233° N, 71.8315° W
44.0233° N, 71.8315° W
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