The first mile and a quarter of Marston Trail was as expected: rocky, rooty, and fairly steep. There were many rock stairs built into the trail. About a mile in, we started to hear thunder rumbling and it started to rain. We put rain jackets and pack covers on and kept moving until the rain got heavier, the thunder and lightning intensified, and the storm seemed like it was passing directly above us. At this point, we paused and ducked into the woods, put down our metal poles, and waited out this part of the storm. Once we could tell that the worst part was past us (based on the location of the thunder and lightning as well as the weather report we read earlier), we emerged from the trees to continue up the trail. We passed a pond on our right then after that, the trail flattened out and provided a really nice respite after a relatively steady climb.
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