Hide Away Inn

5.5 miles

Molly Stark Balcony

Camille got an early start again today, about 6 am. 

Here's a view from Molly Stark Balcony. You can see Camel's Hump. It looks so far. Hard to believe that was yesterday!

Every 5 days or so it's good to get off the trail and catch up on necessities, like sleep, hot meal and laundry. Camille hiked from Cowles Cove, to where VT 17 hits the trail, and hitched a ride to the Hide Away Inn. People are very friendly to hikers in this part of the world. She was told by the innkeeper when she made contact with them a month or more ago to wait at the top of the hill and stick her thumb out. First vehicle to come her way gave her a ride down the mountain to the Inn. She shared it with a St. Bernard dog as well.  

The Hide Away Inn is a rustic place, nestled into the side of the road with trees and rocks, about 4 miles from the trail, and they do like hikers as guests. Camille arrived about 9:45 am, missing breakfast for the day, but they brought up a breakfast sandwich to her room AND did her laundry for her. How sweet is that?! She had a couple local beers in the evening that were pretty tasty, too. "I must be a light weight, after a few weeks on the trail!" says she.

Each shelter has a paper log for those who stay there and it's fun to log in and see if the names in the last shelter are familiar, or someone you crossed paths with comes by again. She ran into Gabriel at the Inn, from the hike down Mt. Mansfield and they shared a couple beers before he headed off to catch zzzz somewhere else. A monster blister is slowing him down, ouch! Here's some of the local color, too.

Breakfast this morning was french toast, eggs and bacon. Fuel to start the day.