September 4, 2007
Day Sixteen
Mount Franklin Trail
The Duncan Portage trail is bordered by tall boulders and lined with deep moss. The trees are taller and the world is wetter on this northwest facing shore, compared to the island on the other side. When I hiked this trail nine years ago, with one end of a 95-pound boat on my shoulder, I missed that beauty.
The wind shifted early this morning from west to east. What was blistering heat two days ago is now a chill. I am wearing fleece pants and polypropylene underwear beneath my nylon camp shirt, tucked down behind a rock with the sun warm on my skin. In this season there are few southerners on the Island. We are less confident of surviving the cold. Visitors from Michigan and Minnesota dominate, sporting an amazing array of jackets; pulling fluffy down things out of nylon bags scarcely larger than thimbles.
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