7/11/2017
Had a short day of 13 miles planned. The knee felt better, though it was still a long day hiking through the heat. There were a couple decent climbs, the forest floor covered in tree roots and rocks. There were a couple of bald hill tops in the middle of the day that...
7/12/2017
Had an 18 mile day into Monson, Maine. The last town before the One Hundred Mile Wilderness. The trail was pretty flat with some rolling hills as it followed the Piscataquis river most of the day. We had to ford the river several times throughout the day. There were...
Zero Day in Monson 7/13/2017
Woke up to rain, great day for a zero! We laid around after breakfast watching movies. After lunch we resupplied and planned out a food drop roughly halfway through the wilderness on a logging road. It has been an incredible adventure so far, it is hard to believe...
7/14/2017 The Final Leg
Heading into the hundred mile wilderness today. We are planning 6 nights to make it through. Taking a little extra time to enjoy it. I can’t wait to do some trout fishing! Hopefully catching enough for dinner one night. Speaking of food, most of my resupply is below....
7/14/2017 to 7/2072017 The 100 Mile Wilderness!
It was a long, difficult, yet fun filled week working our way through the 100 Mile Wilderness. 7/14 We started with one last breakfast in town before shuttling back to the trailhead. (Left to right: Chocolate Rain, Karaoke, Luna, Spice and me) There seemed to be a...
End of the Line! 7/21/2017
The day has finally arrived! It took a little over 5 months and 2,184 miles but we are finally ready to hike up mt Katahdin and reach the end of the Appalachian trail! At 5,267 ft, it is the highest peak in Maine. It has an elevation gain of more than 4,000 feet in...