2/18/23
Day 103

Today was hard and beautiful and encouraging and everything that I needed. This was the first time that I’ve hiked Lonesome Lake Trail since 2021, when I was still in active treatment. Revisiting these trails after all this time is humbling. While I didn’t feel like the strongest person in the world, I absolutely felt stronger than the last time I hiked the Lonesome Lake Trail. Re-hiking over the Cannon Balls reminded me of my first tracing attempt in the winter of 2020. I don’t remember them being quite as frustrating last time, but I wasn’t carrying an extra four pounds of weight on my back in 2020. Every time I visit this area of The Whites I’m reminded of so many memories. Thinking it was totally doable to hike both the Kinsmans and Cannon back in 2016, my first year hiking, (grossly underestimating just how hard the trails were) and hiking up Hi-Cannon Trail later that year, in fall, and being blown away by the fact that there was a ladder that I had to hike up to on the trail. There are so many memories scattered among these trails and with every hike that I do, I add to the memories. These mountains and the trails are where I have found myself. They are truly home away from home.   

Daily Miles: 9.71

Daily Vert: 3933’

Overall Miles: 1075.32

Overall Vert: 314,019’

Trace: 46.3% -> 46.8%

NEHH: 40/100

Summit: NE Cannon Ball 

Trails:

Lonesome Lake Trail

Around Lonesome Lake Trail

Kinsman Ridge Trail

Fishing Jimmy Trail