Thistle Hill Shelter, Cloudland Road, Pomfret Road and Barnard Gulf Road

It was so cold when I woke up this morning; temperatures dropped last night into the 40s. It took me a while to force myself out of my cozy sleeping bag to begin a cold, rainy and windy hike. We left Joe Ranger Road, hiked up and down hills, passed Thistle Hill Shelter and wound our way down to Cloudland Road, where we crossed Cloudland Brook. The Trail then made a steep climb up an overgrown field. At the top of the hill we could barely see farms and mountains in the distance. We continued down and up another hill, and through the rain could just make out ski slopes in the distance. Another steep downhill climb took us down to Pomfret Road and Pomfret Brook. The rest of the afternoon was spent in similar terrain, crossing several roads and brooks, until we came to Barnard Gulf Road (VT 12). Another mile up to about 2,000 feet, and we reached the Winturri Shelter (Mile Marker 468.4), where we could get water and camp for the night.

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