July 18 / 19

Woke up to rain this morning.  It was just a few drops then as I was hiking it got worse.  At this dirt road that the trail crossed there was a kiosk about the area trails and a large outhouse that was surprisingly clean and did not smell.  I hid out in the privy with the door wide open until the rain subsided which took about 45 minutes.  All I had to do was fight off the mosquitoes because they had the same plan that I did. 😕

Because of the rain and slick trail I had to be careful again on the rock faces that I traversed.  I made it to West Carry Pond Lean-to and decided to tent camp just past the shelter because the weather had  improved.  I'm at mile 2027.7 and drying out.  Tomorrow I should make it to Caratunk, Maine for a small resupply. 

7 / 19  Started hiking at 6 this morning.  It's light outside at 5 in the morning.  I've hiked into Caratunk, Maine and went to Northern Outdoors for a shower and just a few snacks then back to the trail since it's still early afternoon.  The skies have cleared other than a few stray clouds.

As soon as the skies cleared not 2 hours later the clouds rolled back in and now it's overcast.  A slight sprinkle has developed.  I've hiked another 5 miles past Caratunk and stopped at Pleasant Pond Lean-to for a quick snack.  Ended up pushing on and spending the night at Moxie Bald Mountain Lean-to.  I'm dead tired.  The one good thing is that it's all downhill from here into Monson, Maine for tomorrow's hike.