Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Day 14: Shaw’s Legendary Hostel
Upon deciding to push on to Monson yesterday for an extra night of providing stimulus to the town economy, we immediately called Shaw’s to see if they had any availability.…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Day 13: Bear!!!!!!!
It all happened so very fast. We were cruising along the Maine Appalachian Trail at a three MPH pace, a refreshing breeze in our face, and favorable terrain below our…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Day 12: Wait? We Have to Leave Northern Outdoors?
Perhaps my favorite part of staying at Northern Outdoors, aside from the showers and flushable toilets, was when we were told that breakfast wasn’t served until 7 am. In other…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Day 11: Kennebec River Crossing
We woke up this morning at East Carry Pond with about 10 miles to the Kennebec River. Because the water levels in the river can change rapidly to accommodate rafting,…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Days 9 & 10: The Bigelow Mountain Range
After staying with Ma and Pa (thank you to them for housing and feeding us for a night) at Cathedral Pines Campground in Eustis, we got off to a late…
Maine Appalachian Trail Hike Days 7 & 8: We Found Our Trail Names
Everything was wet. Our clothes. Boots. Sleeping bags. Sleeping pads. Towels. Everything. The tent’s rain fly had done an admirable job keeping out the waterfall we’d slept under the night…