Miles 1978.6 | We crossed Saddleback and The Horn on a sunny but chilly day, gliding through the alpine zone and lingering over a hot lunch on the summit. We met a hiker celebrating all New England 4,000-footers in every season, and somewhere between the views and the quiet miles, it hit me: this was the beginning of the end. I wasn’t sure I was ready for the trail to be over — and at the same time, I knew I was.
This day we hiked Saddleback and The Horn. We met a guy up there who just finished doing all of the 4,000 Footers of New England in every season. The sunny day was beautiful but chilly. We glided through the alpine zone and ate a hot lunch at the top, our favorite thing during those days. This was the day that it first hit me, this was the beginning of the end. My time on the trail was nearing a close, and I wasn’t sure if I was ready. But I also really really was.