Slackpacking from Kinsman Notch to Glencliff, NH (NH 25/Moosilauke Rd.)

We headed out to slack pack the section we shuttled over yesterday at 8:30 this morning. This section included Mt. Jim, Mt. Blue and Benton State Forest, but the major attraction was Mt. Moosilauke, the southernmost high peak in the White Mountains (elevation 4,802 feet). Beginning at Kinsman Notch and hiking south, Forest and I hiked about 10 tough miles in 4 hours. Climbing up Mt. Moosilauke was essentially climbing up a waterfall, which we had to do very carefully. It wasn't fun; I'm so glad to be done with the White Mountains.

We have now hiked 1,108.3 miles, which means that we are over the halfway mark for the Trail. The hardest parts are done, and in about 40 miles, we'll say goodbye to New Hampshire and hello to Vermont.

We got back to the hostel in Glencliff in good time. I got a cheeseburger for dinner and began working on my pack, so it will make it through to Vermont. The good news is that ZPacks has said they will fix my pack no matter what happened to it. It's great working with these companies that are so supportive of hikers.