Blissful makes her first dangerous  ford over a swollen and dangerous river in flood from the non-stop rain.

1. For a SOBO  – or southbounder – on the Appalachian Trail, it's often wise to pay for delivery of a cache of food to break up the 10-day hike of the 100 Mile Wilderness.
2. Right after the cache, the trail gets harder, steeply uphill into real mountains, plus river fords.
3. With an unusual amount of rain, the rivers are in spate and dangerous.
4. Blissful is alone and carefully crosses the Pleasant River – less pleasant, but doable especially with affixed ropes, yet there's no information on whether the ropes are safe.
5. A Winter Wren congratulates her on a successful cross, and encourages a climb to Logan Brook right below White Cap Mountain, where a shelter awaits.

MUSIC: Poema del Pastor Coya by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano