2/27/23
Day 106

Today was gorgeous and strange. Hiking up a ski trail while there are skiers going down feels bizarre. I felt like I stood out like a sore thumb all day. It was really hard to find that place on the trails where I can let out a huge breath and just exist without being bombarded with the invisible energy that pours into me when I’m around other people. There were so many people on the ski trails and the energy was so unlike what I find on hiking trails that although the final .7 miles were in the woods off the ski trails, I came down the mountain feeling like I wasn’t recharged at all. That usual contentment that I feel when finishing a hike just wasn’t there today. But sometimes you need to be reminded of what the trails offer by experiencing the opposite.

Daily Miles: 5.82

Daily Vert: 1900’

Overall Miles: 1099.62

Overall Vert: 320,829’

NEHH: 41/100

Summit: Stratton