Detours

View of the day

    Today took us about 13 miles further on the Vermont AT.  It was another beautiful day and we climbed a couple of big hills.  We also passed over several streams, and one in particular that was quite large and had people swimming in it and a swinging bridge over it. 

Crossing a river on a swing bridge.

      We made really good time on our hike today, until we got to the last couple of miles.  Then we realized that we had an unexpected surprise to deal with.  About 2 miles of trail in this area was closed in October 2011 due to Hurricane Irene, and it still isn't open yet.  So we had to follow a rather long detour on country roads around the closed trail.  We actually ended up passing Trail Angel on our detour and she followed and walked with us for the last bit of our hike.  Looks like you have to be ready for anything on the AT.  Even dealing with last year's hurricanes!

AT Hurricane Detour