The Beard Update
I have been asked a lot about how long I plan to keep the beard (mostly from Amy, with a bit of an agitated and annoyed tone). Well, even though…
Heading Home…
July 22-23. I went to bed in the hotel room last night, with no more hiking or camping in my near future. As I drifted off to sleep though I…
Katahdin – I AM DONE!
July 21. SUMMIT DAY! I wasn’t too cold overnight…which was good, but it also meant that I slept in until 5 AM. No matter, I thought if I woke up…
Wilderness Done & Baxter State Park
July 20. Another cold night in my fleece sleeping bag liner, but another night closer to being done and back in a warm bed! I was up again at 3…
100 Mile Wilderness – Day 2 (40 Miles!)
July 19. First night sleeping in the 100 Mile Wilderness…cold! Around 3 AM I woke up frozen…probably because I sent home my 15 degree sleeping bag in Monson and traded…
100 Mile Wilderness – Day 1
July 18. Woke up this morning…there had been no storm overnight and the sky was clear…shoot. A wasted afternoon in town yesterday but now it was time to get after…
Monson, Maine
July 17. We woke up before 6 AM…we were heading into Monson today for a resupply. The hike was going to be a mostly flat 9 miles. We made it…
Fording Rivers…
July 16. The beds were rock hard and the AC shut off during the night so it was hot and stuffy in the room in the morning…I think I would…
The Kennebec River
July 15. It was a hot night…and something kept running around my tent all night. I think it may have been a frog or a mouse, either way it kept…
2,000 Miles
July 14. I went to bed stuffed with a stomach ache from the fish fry and drinks. At 3 AM I got up to use the restroom and realized I…
Stratton, Maine
July 13. Happy Trail Friday! We were going to town! It is a lot easier waking up and going to town rather than leaving town. We started moving around 5:30…
Saddleback Mountain
July 12. Another lazy morning…which seems to happen in towns and hotels. We finally decided to get up and start moving around 8:30. It is harder and harder to get…