After a night hike last night of 10 miles past the sunfish pond, which is the southern most glacial lake in the US. Saw a bear, a linx or bobcat, and atleast 7 deer finally pushing into the MOC at around 11 shared some beers and a couple glasses of wine with some locals out for the weekend. Packed out this morning at around 9 and after a great view from the catfish fire tower of the surrounding area, I pushed on with gorgeous weather...it wouldn't hold. The rain came shortly after lunch at rattle snake spring and at first it came soft, after a couple more miles it started pouring. Walking under high-voltage lines as they pop and crack in the rain does not feel safe. I decided to take a side trail to an old scout camp now owned by the park service. What a mistake this was. .8 down a dirt road the camp unfolded in all its abandoned creepy glory. Cabins and lodges in disarray over grown beaches, everywhere you looked had horror film written all over it. I found my way to the 2 supposed hiker shelters on the lake. One was falling in with a leaky roof, the other,though not much better than the first had to do, atleast it wasn't leaking. I made an early supper and decided to nap the rain away. I woke up around 6 and decided that if I stayed in that camp I would either wake up in the back of a van with no kidneys, in someone's basement, or dead. The rain stopped and the hiking commenced. I flew out of that camp. Caught an amazing sun set coming across rattlesnake mnt. As darkness fell and the moon rose the woods came alive. No bears tonight but plenty of scat. Night hiking is such a rush. Pushed out 7 more tonight and now I'm here at brink Rd shelter. Dragging feet tomorrow to catch a late mail drop in Branchville,NJ on tuesday. Tomorrow marks 21 days that I've been out here! Hope to hit New York by saturday...

-fresh
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