9/9/22
White Mountains Guide Forty

Today started off amazing in terms of my attitude, but as the day progressed, I started to get tired. By mile ten I felt like there was no way I could do another (what I thought would be) five miles (and ended up being 6.5). It wasn’t so much that I was physically tired, it was that mentally I felt worn out. I may have only been hiking for three-four hours, but it felt like I was outside for days. By the time I got back to my car, I had hiked over sixteen miles in seven and a half hours and I was ready to be done. The sun is starting to shift in the sky now. Fall is upon us and although it was only seven hours of hiking, the change in the light threw me off. I felt like I had been out for days, not hours. The seasons are changing and I’m not sure if I’m ready yet for the shorter days. 

Daily Miles: 16.17 
Daily Vert: 4618’ 
Overall Miles: 432.62
Overall Vert: 134,663’
Guide: 17.5% -> 18.5%  

Trails:

Bickford Brook Trail
Blueberry Ridge Trail
Bickford Slides Loop
Blueberry Mountain Loop 
White Cairn Trail
Shell Pond Loop Trail
Shell Pond Trail
Stone House Trail
Rattlesnake Flume
Rattlesnake Pool