Day 166

8/18/21 Rained overnight but by morning was foggy but not raining. Hiked the short distance to the summit of Smarts Mountain (3,327 ft) which was wooded and didn’t climb the tower as their would be no views due to the fog. Hiked down about 2,000 feet and then upwards on a rather steep slope to Eastman Ledges than to the summit of Mount Cube (2,911) with excellent views. I had hiked this mountain years ago with Roxy and Lola via a different route. Knew the weather forecast for tomorrow was heavy rain made a plan to have Michele pick me up at the end of the day which she kindly agreed to. I needed to try my suit on for Sarah’s wedding in October to see if it still fit and needed to be altered as I have lost weigh. Good time to take care of that.Descending Mount Cube was much easier with a better path.Bad Mosquitoes which were biting. Walked on some bog boards and by a beaver pond. Saw 2 NOBO’s and a few SOBO’s and one local trail runner. That’s it. Light rain briefly came and went and hiked 15.1 miles with 3,132 elevation gain and 1,796 loss. Michele and Hannah picked me up at Route 25C and we went to dinner and then home to sleep in my own bed. Sarah and Max who just moved back to NH had Piper.