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Bodfish Intervale Near Boarstone Mtn. man told me to bunk in old shack. Sky was cloudy, rained during night.
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Started early on road, which wound around Barren Mtn. Cuts up back to top. From ledge took pic of Boarstone Mtn. and lake to south. Trail over rough terrain. Went through cutover, which luckily had been marked. Came to Long Pond Camps, went on to Pleasant River and bedded in hay shed.
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In morn - crossed river following road and up White Cap mtn. Talked to Warden in Tower, went on, took blue trail (AT closed) to Chadwick's Camps. Talked there
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went on to AT. came to Lumbering Camp (H + W) Camp #2. Asked about trail and in reply was invited to chow. Cookie Johnny Boyle served up pea soup, cold turkey, blueberry, apple pie, cake, tea, etc. Meanwhile he had started recounting tales of the old days when loggers in Maine were real men, not mere 6 ft roughnecks like today. Afterward I was given bunk to sleep and in morning ate breakfast with the men.
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Started early 6:00 bushwacked thru rough terrain, came to Perry