Year: 2023

• AT 165: First View Of Katahdin

  

  Last significant mountain in the wilderness coming up today. Was an easier one, were on White Cap before noon. Got our first view of Katahdin from there. Looks like a big one. Extremely faint in the haze though. Walked here all the way from Georgia, and now we’ll be there in a few days. Got…

• AT 164: Mid Wilderness Magic

  

  Left Cloud Pond early and started the day with some deceptively strenuous sections. No big climbs, but a lot of smaller up and downs. Very picturesque swampy sections as well. In the afternoon came to the West Branch Pleasant River crossing, which could have been one of the bad ones. After arriving we saw that…

• AT 163: Entering The Wilderness

  

  Packed up, and got breakfast. Coffee, eggs, bacon, potatoes, blueberry pancakes. Did say some goodbyes to people zeroing/getting out later there (Corndog, Siren, Neo, Mudbag, Sunshade). Got our food drop bucket to the right people, then off out of Monson. Did road walk out of town and connected back to the trail quite a bit…

• AT 162: Even More High Water Reroutes

  

  Started the day at 4:15, to have enough time to get to Monson today. Word on the trail is that the upcoming river crossing was up to people necks yesterday. Not a thing to do out here after heavy rain. Did an unavoidable smaller crossing together with Pony and Queso, which only came up to…

• AT 161: More High Water Reroutes

  

  Did the few miles from Pleasant Pond to Moxie Pond outlet. After deciding that the crossing was not safe at all, we started the long trek around. After six miles of road walking the feet hurt and energy was low. Moxie Bald had nice views though. Decided to call it a day at the lean…