Wampum and Butler Hike 8/28

They travelled thousands of miles (Actually, it was only a 2.5 mile hike with a shuttle back to your vehicle set up, and you could, if you wanted to, drive your car right up and park by the grill if you weren't going to do the hike), across deadly terrain - crossing lightning-struck mountains, raging rivers, and the lifeless tundra (No, that beautiful section of the North Country Trail through woods is in excellent hiking shape thanks to the maintaining efforts of the folks from Butler), braving the severest of elements (Really? That was PERFECT hiking weather - blue skies and perfect temperatures), amongst their murderous fellows (Come on! Those thirty-or-so attendees who came out for the event were great company. Trail people are the nicest people in the world), to arrive at their spartan, wasteland of a destination (You have to be kidding me! The Davis Hollow Cabin is a beautifully maintained NCT facility, reknowned along the 4600 mile trail route! Those volunteers who maintain that facility put a lot of time, effort, and pride into that place), to find only subsistance rations to survive on (All-You-Could-Eat hot dogs, beans, lemonade, marshmallows, and desserts in reality), and having to endure the subjugation by and the oppression of their cruel masters (Ahh, Jim Houk and Dave Wright did an EXTRAORDINARY job of putting this hike together and making sure everyone was taken care of, so thank you to them and everyone who helped out! A good time was had by all!!).

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