Happy Trails: Day 32 on the Trail

I heard from Dave this morning, though not at all yesterday, as he didn't have cellphone service. Yesterday was the first of the 34 days he's been gone that he hasn't been able to call. We had a poor connection this morning as he's in a very remote area and there may be more days without phone calls.

As of 7/15/11:
Miles today - 12.6
Miles to date - 389.6

Dave crossed into Vermont on Friday! He had only three things to tell me before it became too difficult to hear him. First, a hiker named Cyron (pronounced 'Siren') came into camp late last night. He was doing night hiking. How do you do that, with a headlamp? I'll have to remember to ask. He was talking about how on his hike last year he carried an iguana on his shoulder. At that point, Dave remembered him. Naturally, they started comparing notes on places they stayed and other hikers they knew.

Second, Dave saw what looked like small horse droppings and wondered if they were from a moose. Then he read in a couple of log books that a moose had been spotted around the shelters. Dave would love to see a moose, though not too close up.

The third thing was that he wants me to include his alcohol stove in his next food package. Tom Lavardi told him propane canisters are hard to find in New Hampshire, but alcohol - for stoves - is plentiful. By the time Dave gets his package, he will be in New Hampshire.

The alcohol stove. Look how small it is compared to my iPhone.

It was 8:30 AM when Dave called and he was eager to get some miles under his belt, so that's all there was to that conversation. Since this is short, I thought I'd throw in a few pictures from the album Pyro sent. The following 3 pictures are from PA when they were doing a lot of rock climbing.