55 to 341 (10.9 miles)

Bulls Bridge to 341 (7.9 Miles): October 9, 2012

We dropped Knitting Bull’s car off at 341 and then drove Dirigo’s truck to Bulls Bridge. We had to park in the big lot before the covered bridge because the other lot was gated.

The temperature was 50 degrees when we started.

We walked across the bridge and took a side trail to an overlook. Not AT miles!

We had a long climb up Schagticoke Mountain. We took our time and enjoyed the cool temperatures – the sun even made an appearance.

Once we reached the ridge line, the trail leveled off and had several photo ops of the valley below us.

After 4 miles, we reached the Connecticut-New York line.

We ate lunch just after Indian Rocks in a sheltered area. We then descended into the Schagticoke Mountain Campsite. There was a strong flowing stream near the sign for the campsite. We did not visit the campsite because it was off the trail.

After this point the trail got very rocky and next climb was steep so Python sucked down an energy gel with caffeine to get some extra pep. Dirigo’s left knee was hurting a bit.

Once we reached Thayer Brook, we knew we had one more small climb up to Mt. Algo.

We decided not to stop at the Mt. Algo shelter because it was not right on the trail and we were all beat. The rocks had definitely taken a toll on our feet.

The descent to 341 was also rocky so we took our time.

To celebrate surpassing 1,000 miles of the AT, we drove to Kent for ice cream and chocolates.

Bulls Bridge to 55 (3 Miles): October 10, 2012
We left Dirigo’s truck at 55 and then Knitting Bull drove us to Bulls Bridge. Knitting Dull then went to visit her brother for the day.

There was a light rain during the entire hike. We met 2 ladies who were backpacking within minutes of starting our hike.

The trail was level until we reached the Ten Mile River campsite.

The trail then follows the Ten Mile River for a little while until it ascends up Ten Mile Hill.

We met two male backpackers in camo gear heading down the mountain. One guy was carrying wet kindling and the other guy was Mark from NJ. Mark told us that he had stayed at the Wiley Shelter and that he was not able to get water from the pump.