I immediately regretted losing my head

Cohos Trail, Day Eight: Percy Loop Tentsite to Baldhead Shelter

Knowing we had a very long day ahead of us, almost 17 miles, we set an alarm for 5am, but then snoozed over and over. We were still up by 6:15 and on trail before 7, skipping coffee, for now. We would go by a waterfall that morning and planned to stop there for breakfast.

Pond Brook Falls

I was getting a little stronger and faster, and the the terrain was…