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At Lonesome Lake Hut, I tied Muffin up on the porch of the dining room and went for a short rest and to buy a t-shirt. Dogs aren't officially allowed inside the huts, but sometimes they overlook the rules if a dog is well-behaved and no one else minds.

After buying a new hut t-shirt and cap, and talking to the croo for a few minutes, I untied Muffin and we resumed our hike. The last time I came this way - in the snow - I had a lot of trouble locating the start of the Fishin' Jimmy Trail, but this time I expected to start down the trail without a hitch. Unfortunately, the same thing happened - I couldn't spot a clear path through the open woods. Finally, I figured out that the trail did not head off directly into the woods in back of the sign, but continued along the edge of the clearing a short distance before angling up a gentle slope. Problem solved!

When we reached the first set of pinned steps on the Fishin' Jimmy Trail, I paused to ponder my accident here when the steps and ledges were covered with snow and ice. On the way down from North Kinsman, my crampons lost their grip on a thin coating of ice, and I slid down the steep slope into a tree, bruising my leg.

The higher we climbed, the worse the blackflies got. I was seriously beginning to regret forgetting the bug repellent. 

When we reached the Kinsman Pond Campsite, it seemed like a great time for a brief rest. Unfortunately, the blackflies had other ideas. I assumed that the breeze blowing off the pond would help keep these insufferable pests away, but the air was annoyingly still. Needless to say, our rest was considerably briefer than I had hoped.

The Lonesome Lake Hut dining room. Lonesome Lake Hut consists of the dining room building, two bunkhouses, and a bathroom with Clivus composting toilets.

Muffin outside the dining room. Since dogs aren't officially allowed inside, Muffin had to wait out on the porch for me when I went in to buy a t-shirt and cap.

Fishin' Jimmy Trailhead. As in the winter, this was a tough trail for me to find the beginning of. I thought that it started directly in back of the sign, but it actually begins a bit more to the right. 

Pinned steps on the Fishin' Jimmy Trail. It was in this spot in the winter, not realizing that the steps and ledges were under the snow and ice, that my crampons lost their grip and I slid downhill into a tree.

A mossy ledge along the Fishin' Jimmy Trail. I thought that this ledge looked interesting.

The caretaker's tent at Kinsman Pond Campsite. Many of the AMC campsites have caretakers during the summer who collect fees and maintain the site.

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