1/19/23
Day 94

Today I am exactly halfway through my trace in terms of days. Exactly seven months ago I started this and in exactly seven months I will finish. I Will Finish

Three words that feel certain even with so much more to do.

The trails were more or less hard packed and conditions were very warm for a day in January. I was even able to sit down on the summit of Jennings and have a snack without being cold. I’ve done these trails before back in 2020 on my first attempt at tracing the whites in a year and I remember vividly how cold it was, choosing not to continue to the summit of Sandwich Dome, and making one of many adjustments to my routes as I went, pushing off the hard work to the next time I would be in the area. Eventually you have to do the hard work. You can’t put it off forever. All you have to do is keep going even if that means at a crawl. Those are lessons that I’ve learned this time around. This time around I will finish this.

Daily Miles: 8.79

Daily Vert: 2906’

Overall Miles: 1003.40

Overall Vert: 288,758’

Trace: 43.2% -> 43.7% 

Trails:

Sandwich Mtn. Tr

Jennings Spur

Drakes Brook Tr