Crossing Guinea Brook
Today we walked about 14 miles, and a very hard 14 miles it was. It was a section of Trail with no flat sections again, only ups and downs. It took us about 9 hours to go 14 miles. Plenty of breaks included of course. Early in the hike, we had to cross Guinea Brook. There was a sign at the edge of the brook warning hikers of the dangers of trying to cross Guinea Brook when the water levels were high. Dangerous indeed. The water levels weren't particularly high today, but there were very few stepping stones. Certainly none made for Nano-sized legs. We survived, though. I think the Connecticut AT Club should invest in a Guinea Brook Bridge. There were other adventures to be had and interesting sights to see, including a very unusual critters.
Albino Whitetailed Deer. Never seen one with this coloring before.
Things were pretty rocky today. I certainly wouldn't want to be on this section of Trail in a earthquake...
Not earthquake proof
...but I made it without falling down this time. Thank goodness for little victories. Towards the end of our hike, from the top of the hill we were on, we looked down and saw (and more importantly, heard) what appeared to be a test track for a car company. They had soaked down a circular track with water and were wearing two very loud and very fast cars out. Looked like fun. It took us a long time to complete our hike today, so we were pretty glad to see the end of it. Especially since, this evening we were graced with with the presence of one of my college chemistry major friends, Trail Name Zizzle, who will be joining us on our adventure tomorrow. Welcome to the Nano Express, Zizzle.
Nano and Zizzle
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