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The Appalachian Trail “2020 Lockdown” Jerrys Diary Day 28 Frye Notch Lean-to to Bigelow Lean-to Robert was first up and returned to our shelter complaining about the social distancing in the Loo. This wasn’t bad enough until we discovered Paynos issue…. He had ordered new Clobber to arrive at Bigelow Lean-to for our final 2 days on the Trail, but was disgusted to get an email saying they were out of stock of the “Orange Pants from sport pursuit”. Pat couldn’t deal with his mood so it was a case of “build a bridge Payno and get over it” We had BIGELOW to sort next! Mount Bigelow (also called the Bigelow Range and Bigelow Mountain) is a long mountain ridge with several summits. It is located in Franklin County and Somerset County, Maine. It is one of Maine's highest summits. The mountain is named after Major Timothy Bigelow who climbed the rugged summit in late October 1775 "for the purpose of observation." Major Bigelow was one of Colonel Benedict Arnold's four division commanders during the 1775 Invasion of Canada… thanks Mick for the history lesson. Pats only job for the day was to make the Sambos! We had two nights left on this adventure so we decided to get Pauline and Anne- Marie build our shelter and do a bit of survival backwoods cooking while the lads tried to open Paynos hip flask for the umpteen time! After a good evening of storytelling and poetry from Thomas and Peter, and Robert doing his impression of a Seanachai, everyone agreed that an early night would be advisable before the final push. Pat slipped off into the bushes as nature called due to the over indulgence, when we heard a roar and screams from his direction. I was first on the scene and luckily calmed Pat down having caught the stray intruder… .

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