Appalachian Trail (day 70) - Black Brook to Manchester / mile 1658
"It was here, in 1909, that James Taylor conceived of the idea of a "Long Trail" extending from Massachusets to Canada. Then, in 1921, Benton MacKaye further expanded that concept into a footpath linking scenic ridges of the entire Appalachian range - and the Appalachian Trail was born." Stratton Mountain Information Board I decided to take it easy today but still had a productive day. Morning started with a climb to the Stratton Mountain Fire Tower, it was a steady push with no difficult sections other than mud hopping, Vermont's special it seemed. I got to the top before midday and to my surprise the tower was opened, I climbed it and since it was a sunny day the view was spectacular! A panoramic outlook of the Appalachian range, it was almost shocking to finally see it from above, so far we just had few side snippets every now and then and only when the weather was good enough. Trail was all downhill from here, ...