{"id":654,"date":"2023-07-16T11:22:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/at2023\/?p=654"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:22:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:22:15","slug":"rain-mud-tough-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxheap.net\/at2023\/rain-mud-tough-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain, Mud, Tough Hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Waiting out another day of heavy rain in a shelter, wet clothes hanging among the hikers snuggled in their sleeping bags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve been following my thru-hike for a while, you may have picked up on the fact that I’ve been moving quite a bit faster on this hike than previous walks, something I didn’t expect but that has built up my confidence and made me feel that the years of trail experience I’ve accumulated have paid off. It’s probably fair to say I’d been patting myself on the back a bit with how well it had been going. But then came the rain and mud in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The last few weeks have left my confidence shaken, reminding me that there are no legitimate claims to cockiness in the face of severe weather and challenging trail conditions. The recent days have been an extended lesson in humility and fortitude and I haven’t exactly passed the exams with flying colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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