Our intent was to do big miles today and get up Mt. Washington, the weather had other ideas for us. Cold,rainy,windy all factors that make for a slow short day. We were on trail by 10, and the weather was already turning to crap, we pushed 5.7 miles on exposed ridge line slipping and sliding our way to Mizpah Springs Hut. The hut here is nice, dinner was hot and we have a dry warm place to rest our heads before,hopefully summiting Washington. If the weather is still crap tomorrow, it is 7.3 miles from here to Lake of the Clouds hut, which would raise our hut stay to 4 out of the 8 alpine huts here in the Whites. We took a zero day yesterday in Bartlet,NH to recoop and just basically have a day off, spent the day in Leslie and Tiffany's(trail angles) shed watching movies,sleeping, and drinking beer, very productive day... It was much needed. I haven't updated 2 nights in a row in quite some time, it seems weird to have service so far out,I enjoyed not having service for a bit, but its nice to be able to update.

I'm finding a lot about myself I like and parts of me I feel I haven't shown in awhile. The trail really does wonders for the heart, soul, and mind. It feels really good to be out here living a dream I've dreamed for a long long time, its so much more than anyone could ever prepare for, the things you learn,the places you go,the people you meet, and the things you see, all have had a huge impact on me. Pray that the weather clears tomorrow and hopefully the next time I update I will have completed the southern ridge of the Presidential Range and be moving that much closer to Maine.

-Fresh and Bella the Mountain Dog
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