Today was a long day, did 20 miles over 3 different mountains. Smarts Mountain was the first ascent of the day 2200ft in 5.4 miles. The climb was pretty steep in most sections, and scattered with slippery rocks. At the summit was a fire Tower, Occupy and I climbed the tower and took pictures. After a brief snack we decended 2000ft down the other side of the mountain. In the Gap we got water and prepared for the next 1500ft. climb. Once we hit the summit there were amazing views of smarts mountain the fire tower looked so far away yet we had been there just 3 hours earlier. About 1:30 pm I began feeling nauseous and my stomach was rumbling. Unfortunately I got diarrhea that just wouldn't quit. It made the last miles of the day basically just miserable but I pushed on. 7:30 we arrived at camp, the wind was picking up and the temperature was dropping, I set up camp quickly and crawled in to try to sleep. The night was somewhat miserable too, After climbing in and out of my tent multiple times to usef the bathroom I finally fell asleep. I'm am currently 8 miles into the day, sitting at the hikers welcome hostel waiting on the post office to open. Hopefully I can get my package and a small resupply Before climbing Mt. Moosilauke at 4000ft climb in 5.3 miles. This will be the biggest climb Yet.
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