Papa Monkey dropped Rainbow and myself off at the laundromat in Vernon, while he attended to some personal business. After he was finished, we went to the Vernon Diner, before beginning the process of heading back to the trail.
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I was hoping that my shovel had fallen out in Papa Monkey's car yesterday in the shuffle, but quick search didn't turn up anything, so I'm definitely going to need to buy a new one.
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The Bascom Lodge bunk room had one of the most uncomfortable beds I've ever slept on, and I didn't really sleep well last night. This almost made it easier to get up early, since it meant getting out of an uncomfortable bed. I got up around 5:40, and Papa Monkey, Rainbow, and I were gone about 20 minutes later.
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On my way to breakfast this morning, I passed by two hikers on bikes, one of which mistook me for another hiker named Gnome; apparently, Gnome lost his hat and one of the hikers on the bikes had it. (I had initially misunderstood this to be that Gnome had lost his pack, which would be a rather surprising thing for another hiker to carry around.)
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I slept in this morning until 7:15, and thanks to the soft pine needle carpet on the ground, slept very well. I felt much better than I did last night. I also just remembered that yesterday was the beginning of my fifth month on the trail. I made good time breaking camp, and left for Dalton at around 8:10.
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