Month: September 2016

We took full advantage of our time in town today, hitting 2 restaurants, 2 outfitters, taking a last canoe trip, and generally delaying leaving town. We finally decided to head back and were immediately offered rides from two different cars! …

It rained in the night, and was gloomy this morning. There are about 20 hikers at this motel, and we all convinced each other not to hike today. We got some coffee and bagels and sat on the patio watching …

The terrain was so great this morning we made 9.3 miles by 11:30 to hit the road into Rangeley. There was some trail magic happening at the road, the first magic we’ve had in Maine, and the lady also have …

We hiked 17 miles today, our longest day since leaving Hanover. There were a few tough sections but overall the terrain has eased up a bit, allowing us to hike what feels like a real day. There are ponds and …

This morning we returned to the restaurant for breakfast, hit the general store for a few more supplies, and got a ride back to the trail. For most of the day the terrain was noticeably easier than the past few …

We hiked a short day today to go into Andover to rest and resupply. There is an awesome cafe here that lets hikers tent in the backyard and use the wifi for free, and do laundry and take a shower …

We went over two big mountains today, not crazy high but still very steep. The uphills are spent climbing up rock walls and exposed tree roots. The downhills are spent swinging down tree trunks, scooching down steep rock faces, climbing …

Today we crossed our final border and entered Maine. Only 280 miles to Katahdin now, but the terrain has remained tough and will remain so for about another hundred miles. Today we did the Mahoosuc Notch, known to be the …

Lots of short, steep ups and downs today as we went into the Mahoosuc Range. We heard there were moose near the shelter at Gentian Pond, so we decided to camp here tonight. We saw two moose swimming, our first …

Last night was the first time I zipped up my sleeping bag in months. It was a chilly damp morning at 4800 feet. Our day was spent summiting five peaks before dropping down to 700 feet elevation. It was a …

This morning we woke up early and descended to Pinkham Notch, officially leaving the Presidential Range and moving back up the next range into Wildcat Mountain. It had multiple peaks, but we only went over two of them before the …

We woke up this morning in the clouds. The hut crew fed us breakfast, another unexpected surprise. We left around 8 to hike the remaining 1.6 miles up to the summit, still in the clouds with a bit of wind …

Today was awesome. We had some rain and clouds, but nothing too terrible. The morning was spent more rock climbing than hiking. We went over 3 summits and followed the ridge up toward Mount Washington. For much of the day …

To make up for yesterday, the sun came back out today and the clouds cleared out. We had a steep climb first thing in the morning up South Twin Mountain, but the views were awesome. No wind! We got a …