Of course it rained in the night, although it was just a sprinkle. We got up early this morning, because on the AT we embrace the suck, and our group of five were the first five on the mountain today. …
Month: September 2016
Day 181: Katahdin Streams
This morning we woke up early, returned to the campground store for coffee and pastries, and got back on the trail to enter Baxter State Park. We hiked ten relatively flat miles to the Katahdin Streams Campground, just five miles …
Day 180: Abol Bridge
Today we walked 18 miles, out of the Hundred Mile Wilderness to Abol Bridge. We’ve done 100 miles in 5 days, and today we made it to the bridge just after 2. We stopped at the Abol Bridge campground for …
Day 179: New Longest Day
It’s officially fall, and we could tell today. It was a chilly morning. I heard it was 40 degrees overnight, and today a cold wind blew most of the day. However, it was clear and sunny, and we got our …
Day 178: Whitecap Mountain
It started to rain in the night, first just a soft sprinkle but as morning neared it got harder. We got out early as we had a river to ford, and were walking in the old growth forest by 6:30. …
Days 176 & 177: 2100 Miles
I am writing this post after the fact because I really didn’t feel like writing anything the past couple days. We went into the Hundred Mile, excited and ready to move, but the terrain proved harder than we anticipated, at …
Day 175: Monson
We woke up early this morning and made our way down to the road, a 7 minute hike! We are staying at Shaw’s Hiker Hostel in Monson, the last town before the end. No grocery store to speak of here, …
Day 174: An Unplanned 20
Well, it was supposed to be a thunderstorm last night and it was supposed to rain all day today. Neither of those things happened. We got a few sprinkles in the night and some crazy humidity, but fortunately no rain …
Day 173: Roots, Rocks, Rain
It rained on us today. Maine is already mostly roots and rocks, add some water and mud to the mix and we were slipping and sliding all over the place. Today we crossed the Kennebec River, too dangerous to ford …
Day 172: Lakes and Ponds
It was another beautiful day today, and we hiked through 17.7 miles of relatively easy terrain. We went past 4 ponds and lakes as we followed the Great Carrying Place Portage Trail. We stopped many times to enjoy the views, …
Day 171: The Bigelows
Today we went over our last 4,000 footers until Katahdin: Bigelow Mountain and Avery Peak. We hit a few other smaller peaks to camp at the shelter at Little Bigelow Mountain. We went about 15 miles today, and we had …
Day 170: The Town Trap
Maybe it’s because the finish line just keeps getting closer, maybe it’s just some offers are too good to pass up, but we took an unplanned zero today. Our friend Strider has an acquaintance who lives in Maine, and she …
Vote for us!
When we were at Trail Days, we got a free pair of socks from Farm to Feet for participating in a quick interview. They were searching for thru-hikers to feature on their packaging. We were chosen as finalists in the …
Day 169: Milestones!
This morning, we started our day passing the 200-miles-from-Katahdin mark. Not long after, we passed the point marking the official completion of the Appalachian Trail. We went over a couple more 4,000 foot mountains and ended the day just past …
Day 168: Saddleback Mountain
We hiked 17 miles today, crossing over 4 peaks, 2 of which were 4,000 footers. About 4 miles we were above treeline, and it was a clear day giving us great views. Maine is beautiful.
Hiking Hammonds 