Aug. 12: Hosteling, cont.

Yesterday was fun. Rain paranoia kept us all here at the hostel. It's widely said that if you have to wait to get sunny days to hike the Whites, it's worth doing.

I started reading Steinbeck's "In Dubious Battle" and got about 30 pages in before I realized I've already read it.

I played some Euchre [Nutmeg and I beat Col. Mustard and Prairie Dog], read the Times, played Monopoly and grilled some little steaks. I added too much water to the camp potatoes I was cooking so I called them grits instead.














[Behind the Welcome Hikers hostel, Aug. 12, 2009]