Monson: The Last Trail Town

So right now I'm sitting outside Shaw's. This hostel has been legendary on the trail for many years. We spent the night at a shelter nine miles out, got up at five in the morning, and we made it to town around 9:30. We got to the road shortly after Moose and Wideload, and soon after a nice guy in a truck told us he'd give us a ride to town. We have been pretty lucky hitting up special events recently when we come into towns. Monson is having a summer festival and now that we are showered up and in clean clothes, we are gonna see what this tiny town has to offer. It's pretty amazing to me when I think back to February when we started. We were wide eyed and full of anticipation for what the trail had in store for us. Sitting here now I can't believe that we have hiked through 14 states and are about to spend our last week on the AT. All we have left to do is stock up on enough food to make it six days. Re-supply in town is pretty minimal but at this point we are gonna make due and truck on. I'm very happy and thankful to be here, and eagerly awaiting the last stretch of trail. Life is good if you decide to live it.