World Cup Blazing
New York was a rollercoaster ride of a state. We entered NY after camping on top of a rocky ridge line 2/10’s of a mile from the NJ/NY border. Upon entering the state we became immediately frustrated. We were greeted with extremely technical and slippery rock scrambles for the first 8 miles. The terrain slowed us down to about a 1/2 mile/hour pace. On top of the trail being physically challenging it was poorly blazed, so we were constantly loosing our way. This would prove to be the case for the majority of the state. The first couple of days in this state were a slow struggle, which only led up to one of the most disturbing experiences we have had on trail so far. We set up camp relatively early for the day at a campsite close to a water source. We used our extra time to dry out our tent from the stormy night before. We cooked dinner quickly and turned in for the night once our tent was passably dry. We fell asleep quickly around 8:30 . At 12 am on the dot we were abrup