6/27/22
White Mountains Guide Day Six

The last time I hiked this loop was 9/8/20. It was a week after I found out I would need chemotherapy. While I walked this trail, I told Monique I had cancer and had a conversation with my nana trying to explain to her that I had cancer. She didn’t understand and it frustrated the heck out of me. This hike was harder mentally than physically, because of the memories it brings with it. And those memories are allowed to exist, but today was not about them. It was about hiking fast in a consistent rain. It was about the tangible smell of wet soil. Today brought back memories of catching newts as a child and banging on a metal rod shoved into the soil to imitate the sound of rain, driving hundreds of night crawlers to the surface. Today I remembered summers filled with blissful innocence and despite the rain, I smiled.

Daily Miles: 9.55
Overall Miles: 64.46
Daily Vert: 2404’
Overall Vert: 20,927’
Guide: 2.4% -> 2.9%

Trails: 

The Link
Amphibrach 
Cliffway 
Monoway 
Ladderback 
King Ravine Trail
Lowes Path