Jess
Spent a generally lazy day doing laundry, exploring town, eating ice cream, and watching TV. Walked to a place called The Cellar for some pizza and beer and capped the night off with an Irish Coffee at the Blarney Stone.
Dave
I still can’t believe yesterday. Jess literally made the exact mistake I made 2 years ago, but in reverse. Thankfully she caught her mistake before she ended up all the way back down to Tirrell Pond. We’re getting a good chuckle out of it today, but one of the consequences of our adventure is that we lost another camera. I had a cheap disposable in my pocket when I attempted that stream crossing…. of course when the water ended up being waist high and damn near carried me away, the camera got soaked and none of the pictures could be saved. A bit disappointing as we have no record of the ridiculous conditions we faced, and furthermore, we had a deer run out onto the trail – maybe 15 yards in front of us – stop and just stare at us… for what seemed like 10 minutes. I took several pictures before she eventually got bored with us and hopped off into the woods.
I’m really enjoying this full day off the trail. Long Lake is a great place, and we have met some wonderful people. I look forward to these dips into town almost as much as I do the hiking.