Days 165-171 September 12-18 Gentian Pond Shelter, New Hampshire, to Spaulding Mountain Lean-to, Maine Day 165 Gentian Pond Shelter, New Hampshire, to Carlo Col Shelter & Campsite, Maine Today's weather started out sunny and then progressed to overcast with a light rain. The trail was particularly tough today. There was a lot of rock scrambling with a decent amount of technical climbing. In addition, the number of boggy areas seems to be increasing. Often there are boardwalks over the bogs. A lot of these boardwalks are rotted out or in disrepair. I saw a guy today who stepped off a boardwalk into waist-deep mud. He told me that it was extremely hard to get out of the mud and that he was happy not to have lost a shoe. I entered my 14th and final state on the AT, Maine. I was very glad to say goodbye to New Hampshire. It's taking longer to get to my next food resupply. I generally carry an extra day's food in case I need it....