August 4, 2013 - Day 6

Start: Carter Notch Hut
End: Rt. 2
Daily Mileage: 14.9
Total Mileage: 34.3

We lucked out last night!! The $40 for a shared bunk that we paid turned into $40 for a private bunk room with 4 bunks!! It was even better than having an empty seat next to you on a plane! We woke up early! At 4:45 am, I heard Brian yawn. I was already awake, and said "Brian, are you awake?" "Yes," he answered. So we laid there for a little, eventually packed up and were out on the trail by 6am. Immediately, we climbed up Carter Dome. Beautiful views with threatening clouds off in the distance. We descended a little before summiting Mt. Hight. It was some more rough terrain until we reached the side trail for Imp Campsite. We took a short break, had a snack, and then continued on. I was already tired and we were only about half way done. The next climb was up Mt Moriah and then back down to Rattle River Shelter. Now, I was excited!! It was about 2 miles to Rt. 2 and the guidebook said "Gently sloping trail from shelter to US 2." What?!?! GENTLY SLOPING!!! Yes!!!!!! The last two miles felt great and we were finally walking with some speed! We did it in about 40 minutes and I was happy about that because just before we reached the road, it down poured! We walked the .1 mile of AT road walk to the hostel in the rain... Actually we RAN the .1 mile of AT road walk to the hostel in the rain! We arrived at the White Mountain Hostel at about 6pm. It was a long day and we are definitely happy to be at the hostel. There is a new owner as of about 5 day ago and she is amazing! It is $30 per person and includes a bed, shower, towel, laundry (that they do), a big breakfast, and homemade snacks throughout the night!!!!! We are here with all SOBOs... Potato Shake, Almost, Whiplash, Ziplock, Strudel, Rerun, Crunk, and some others. It's a great end to a long day. We're only a little over a day from MAINE!!!!!!

Peace Be The Journey
~Flicka