Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Day 22: Katahdin
For starters, it’s Katahdin. Not Mount Katahdin. Not Katahdin Mountain. Just plain Katahdin. The Native Americans used to call it “Kette-Adene,” which meant the “greatest mountain.” They were on to…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Days 20 & 21: The Final Countdown
We woke up the morning of day 19 to another rain storm, which helped us get off to our slowest start yet. With only 14 miles on the docket we…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Days 18 & 19: What’s that Smell?
Every now and then I get a whiff of something wretched, and then I realize: it’s me. Speaking of smells, there were a couple of times today when I could…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Day 17: Gulf Hagas and White Cap Mountain
I’m not sure how many times I can say that today was tough in this blog? It seems that the record broke on that song and dance a long time…
Maine Appalachian Trail Day Hike 16: The Mountain Goat Man
Okay, so I understand that my credibility may not be the best it could be right now after the whole bear hoax, but today we truly saw something you don’t…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Day 15: Into the 100-Mile Wilderness
Today was a beautiful day for hiking with temps in the low seventies, no humidity, cool breezes and rarely a cloud in the sky. After another excellent breakfast at Shaw’s…