June 6, 2014 - Route 9 to County Road, Stamford, VT

We were on the trail by 7:35 after breaking camp and having breakfast. This section was going to have the most up and down hiking. There were numerous very wet stops along the way. We passed a couple of beautiful beaver ponds. We met 8 other hikers, a couple being AT through hikers. Stop for a long rest on top of Consultation Peak which was the high point of the hike on both days. Since we had all day to get to the County Road and the trail was wet we took our time. This section took 5:15 hours. Saw numerous newts, some very small barely an inch, also numerous toads and two snakes. Very little deer or moose sign.