10/22/22
 White Mountains Guide Day 58

Today was hard. First, what was supposed to be a 12 mile day would’ve been a 16 mile one, because of a two mile one way road walk to the trailhead on Rocky Branch South, then the final 4 miles of trail were an absolute mess (for the most part). I knew that the trail would be a mess but a recent trail report said that it was a pleasant walk and only small sections of trail were a mess (wrong). I’m glad that I was able to do this as a traverse because doing it as an out and back was not something I wanted to do after just doing 14 miles and 4k vert in the Speckled range the day before. I do wish I had taken more photos while hiking but because I had planned on doing this as an out and back, on the way out I take less photos, typically. I will go back and hike this stretch of trail again, only from Rocky branch north going south next time, and after I’m done with my current project. 

Daily Miles: 11.56
Daily Vert: 2468’
Overall Mileage: 638
Overall Vert: 194,877’
Guide: 27% -> 27.7%

Trails:

Rocky Branch Trail