Another cold night and sluggish start. We got our first view of the day down toward the Rutland Airport.
Today part of the trail had been re-routed back in October of 2011 due to Hurricane Irene. We could still see the damage, but the new trail was complete so we saw no need to take the detour. Even the car bridge that had been destroyed had been replaced with a make-shift bridge out of fallen trees.
The trail continued to an exciting milestone--only 500 miles to Katahdin!
Ate lunch with Chin Music at Governor Clement Shelter. Refueled, we began the climb up Killington Mountain. We stopped at the top at Cooper Lodge Shelter (elev. 3,928) The view was obstructed by clouds, and brrr the temperature had dropped.
We descended about 500 feet and stopped for the night at the trail junction to Pico Camp. There was a small cleared surface perfect for our tent. We ate dinner then bundled up for the night.
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