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Date: August 23-September 3, 2001
Trails: Long Trail, Vermont
Distance: 33.2 miles
Difficulty: Moderate hiking; Major elevation gains
Conditions: A lot of boulders/climbing; Rain Saturday

Trip Report: I wanted to do a three day hike taking in Camel's Hump on the Long Trail Labor Day weekend but also wanted to try and avoid the crowds that Camel's Hump attracts on a holiday weekend. In order to do Camel's Hump and be off by Saturday I would have to start Friday morning north of the mountain on River Road and hike south over the mountain. My girlfriend dropped myself and my trusty four legged companion, Shelby, off at the trailhead at 9 pm at 400' elevation (the lowest point on the Long Trail). Each time we caught a view on our way up we could see that the summit was socked in with fog but I was hoping that by the time we reached it the clouds might blow off.

We reached Gorham Shelter at 2:30 pm which had been closed due to snow caving in the roof last winter and then finally the summit of 4083' at 3:15pm. An elevation gain of over 3600'...a killer for me. I was beat but, even though it was still a little hazy, the views were beautiful. We didn't stay too long as a storm was moving in and we still had two miles to go to Montclair Glen Lodge. The Lodge has room for ten and we ended up with eleven and two dogs so it was snug but comfortable. Because of Gorham Shelter being closed Montclair Glen was now always busy. It started raining and thundering soon after we arrived at the shelter and didn't let up until Saturday afternoon. Because of the water shortage problem we've had on the trails this summer I didn't hear anyone on the trail complain.

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