Miles ~14 or ~16 (depending on the book)
total 688 (if we go by 16)
Sights: Killington Sunrise and Standing Bear
The two guide books we are using have some discrepancies between the mileage and it really stresses me out. Yesterday as we were preparing to hike Killington we checked the book and discovered that one said 4.3 and the other 6.8. That's a real big difference when your walking up a mountain. Also, for us, it about an 1.5 hour difference too. Anyway, I know you're dying to know- killington seemed to be only 4.3. It only took us 2 hours.
So, that was yesterday. Now today one book said 14 and the other 16. Thank god we didn't check the two in the morning. As a control freak, it would have ruined my day to not know how many miles i was going to hike. This discrepancy thing really annoys me as i compulsively check the book for mileage, now I can't even trust it.
In other news, I met Standing Bear! Why is this big news? Well, when I first sprained my ankle, i was told about this character who hiked with two aircasts- one on each ankle. Today we met him! As soon as he said his name Jamie and I both immediately looked at his feet and yes, he was wearing the aircasts. It was like meeting a celebrity.
Note* the Killington Sunrise was equally beautiful.
Also, for all the hikers reading this, if you get up killington when the ski lift is running, the hikers get a free ride! (we however, were not in the right timeframe)
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