My AT Hike

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Day 23 To Cooper Brook

Fourth day in 100 MW

Last start 7:00 am

First hour I felt like I was asleep

Idyllic downhill trail through spruce and white pines

Few obstacles but nice streams.

and ponds

Today would only be 11.7 miles. I got in early and had a swim and a nap.

The campsite nice, complete with waterfall.

11.7 miles

2131.2 total AT Miles

59.2 to Katahdin

Day 22 to Logan Lean-to

Third day in 100 miles Wilderness

Spent a quiet night at ... pond. I was tired and got right to sleep after a spaghetti dinner

After just 1.8 miles I had a ford

But big surprise came when I saw the first sign for Katahdin! 83.9 miles!

Today I Climbed four Mountains

Last one was White Cap

From here I caught my first flu mpses Katahdin

It’s the big one in the background

Meet Satellite trying to beat cancer

Last 1.5 miles steep rocky but lots of stairs

Got a spot in the Logan shelter because all the tent spots were taken.

14.5 miles

2119.5 Total Miles

71.4 to Katahdin

Day 21 To East Chairback Pond

I broke camp early and left before 6:00 ama

Today really beat me up. There were constant ups and downs.

But today I passed the 2100 miles mark!

There was a lot of water on the trail

But it was just plain rugged.

I was supposed to go 16 m but I shortened it to 14 m

I was really slow. And whacked.

Spent a quiet night at ... pond. I was tired and got right to sleep after a spaghetti dinner.

15 miles

2105 total AT Miles

84 miles to Katahdin

Day 20 100 Mile Wilderness- to Long Pond Stream

My first day in the 100 Mile Wilderness was 14 miles and filled with roots and rocks and ups and downs.

I also had to ford four rivers. In fact the first one was five minutes after I started.

Each time I doffed by hiking shoes and donned my water shoes. This keeps my leather hiking shoes from being soaked.

There was lots of mud

But the scenery is amazing

I had hoped to do 15 miles. But it was getting dark so I “stealth” camped by the last river that I forded.

Thunderstorms rolled in in the late afternoon and continued on into the night. There was much rain thankfully.

Tomorrow I’ll have to do 16 miles instead of a

15 to make up for cutting my mileage.

14.2 miles

2090.6 total AT Miles

100.3 to Katahdin

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Today was my first zero day since last Friday. I stayed at Shaw’s Hiker Hostel. They are very good at what they do. Great breakfast! Good resupplu and gear shop. Poet and Hippy Chick own and run it. It been around since the 70’s

I visiting the AT visitors center and got an AT Hiker badge! Never had one in 2070 miles.

I had lunch at the Lakeshore Landing and had my first lobster roll sitting by the lake with a Smutty Dog Ale.

Ballew’s sent me a little care package. Thanks Jim and Shawn!

Day 18 To Monson

Got up and out from my “stealth” tentsite by 5:50? I knew I had 13 miles and thunderstorms possibly coming as informed by the SOBO (southbound) day hiker. So i wanted to done before the afternoon.

It had rained all night and stopped as I woke up. But no sooner the. I had started that it, the rained restarted.

And it rained solids for 7 hours... drizzle, light, down pour, take your choice I got it.

But today would be a gently up and down day with only two 500’ climbs.

But I saw still another white stone! I’ve seen them all

along the 2000 mile trek. But today, I thought the white stone in Revelation.

And then I had to don by water shoes and ford a stream.

I didn’t use the cable.

Finally at 1:30 pm I arrive at Rte 15. I had no telephone signal with my TracFone, but s kind passerby let me call Shaw’ Hiker Hostel in Monson. They came and took me the 4 miles into town

13 miles

2076 total AT Miles

114 to go!