Cruising the Daks - Day 172

  Today I had to get the backpacking food sorted into appropriate piles and deliver it to various places in the Adirondacks for pickup as I backpack through. You saw all these packages as they were created. Now they are being deployed.

I packaged up three bags with the appropriate number of breakfasts, snacks, lunches, dinners, and toilet paper. Then I headed for the Adirondacks.

These aren't even big mountains, but they stand out nicely from the background.

More of the same- these make me so happy!

The places I chose to leave supplies were all happy to hold a bag for me until I got there to collect it. My last supply drop involves a friend you have met before, Paul. I had to track him down because the phone number I had for him was no good, but he was home and is happy to pick me up from the trail one day and let me stay overnight and get cleaned up. We've been friends for over 50 years, but I haven't seen him very often. Last time was two years ago (link below). He's the one who introduced me to the Adirondacks.

This was an eight-hour loop trip, but now it's done. Tomorrow, I'll finish all the final odds and ends, and hike on Monday.

See Catching Up (last time I saw Paul)