Day 158

17.4 SOBO to Kelly Stand. Officially 3/4 of the way to Maine!! Today was cold and wet all day. Not a fun day of hiking, but we got some miles in. Did take a bad weather bypass to avoid a sketchy bit of mountain in the rain. Sourpatch wanted to zero but we slogged it out knowing we were coming back to a warm hotel with shower and could get dry. Since we have the goal of summiting on 9/11 we are trying to bank some miles knowing that hard hiking is coming up. I changed in the parking lot to get out of wet clothes and was so glad to have the tramily waiting to get in a warm car. After we got back to the Inn we got to hang out with IKEA, Ambassador, Second Chance and Ribbit, had amazing burgers and enjoyed some of the fun things around the hotel, as well as good conversations with our trail cousins. The thing about the trail is that it’s so real, we meet these people who we never would have crossed paths with, and they become so important and can have these deep convos whch can give you a perspective you never knew and learn so many things. I am so going to miss these relationships when we are done