Almost Naked

8/11/12 – 1656 miles
I’m camped tonight beside a picturesque lake called Griffith Lake. It’s near Peru Peak Shelter for those who are following me on the AT map and near Danby, VT for everyone else. It has been raining for two days. We are blaming the SOBO’S because the weather has been fine until they started showing up. We think they brought it with them.

I’m not getting good cell service here in the Green Mountains of VT, that’s why updates have been slow. It’s also getting harder to resupply up here, too. I had to hitch six miles into Manchester Center to buy food today. Some places are easier than others to get rides – it only took about 15 minutes each way – but some towns are not friendly to hikers and fly on by.

I hiked 24 miles yesterday and only about 10 today after my resupply. It rained for most of both days but at least the rain has been warm to walk in. There’s nothing you can do but get soaked. If you wear rain gear, you just get sodden on the inside from sweat.

As I walked into the wood today, wearing freshly laundered shorts and shirt, it made me disgusted that after paying $5 to clean and dry them, the rain and sweat would waste my money. So this is what I did:
I took off my shirt and put it in my pack. I took off my shorts and put them in my pack. I made a mini-skirt out of two bandanas to sort of cover my underwear and hiked that way the rest of the day.I look at it this way: there is no dress code on AT and I’m tired of wasting money at the laundry.

5 Responses to “Almost Naked”

  1. Don says:

    I’m kind of glad you didn’t post a picture of this. But I can certainly understand the sentiment.

  2. Daryl says:

    I hope things cool off a little in the White Mountains. I don’t know how comfortable I’ll feel hiking “almost naked”.

  3. Terry says:

    You go boy!!!
    ” It gets lonely up thar in dem mntns, huh?!? I hear dem bandana bikini wearin hikers look perty in the rain”…Is that a banjo i hear playin?!? Lol
    But seriously, Dale, if u do have a pic…well…some things u just shouldnt share… 😉
    Happy hippy hikin…in the rain…follow ur bliss 🙂

  4. Gma says:

    What?! No mosquitoes or friendly flies? Hope you didn’t meet many SOBOs; you could cause a traffic jam.

  5. comma-kaze says:

    OMG that is so funny! Who says naked day only happens in June. I completely understand your frustration!

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