5/5/13 - Day 20 - Rain, Rain and More Rain...but not discouraged!

May 5, 2013

Day 20 – Spence Field to Double Spring Gap Shelter
13.5 miles, 196.0 total

 Well, today was miserable, I guess.  It was cold, windy, and raining from 8 a.m. pretty much straight through to now, at night.  But I, on the other hand, was not miserable.  As long as I was hiking hard, I was warm, so it wasn’t that bad.  That’s especially true, since as of today, I have less than 2,000 miles to go to Mt. Katahdin.  Isn’t that awesome?!  WooHoo!

Yeah, today was something.  Constantly trudging through mud puddles, streams in the middle of the trail, everything soaked down to the bone.  It was an experience.  That’s for sure.

But to be honest, I was not discouraged, not even once.  Every now and then, the Big  Guy up above would throw me a ray of sunshine to let me know He had my back, even though it was usually followed by a brief downpour and a quick 40 mph gust of wind.

Anyway, all my stuff is soaked now and hopefully it will be dry in the morning.  Fingers crossed.  If not, I’ll just have to hike in wet clothes and wet shoes tomorrow.  Oh well, I’ll just have to hike hard, No Pain, No Maine!

Tonight, I am with a completely different group; a few thru-hikers and a few weekenders.  Only caught one name, honestly, and it’s because I’ve met him before.  His name is Wonder Boy.  I guess he hikes fast or far or something….but I caught up with him, so I’m not so sure about the “Wonder Boy.”