Monthly Archives: August 2015
Enjoyed The Break
August 31. Ahhhhhh. I really enjoyed our short, but great excursion to Bar Harbour. It was sooooo nice to have a comfortable bed, not to mention a clean one, a nice private room with a private bathroom, and food at…
Read MoreLook Who I Found
August 28-30. So, so happy to have Danny here. Picked him up from the airport Friday and we made the 2-1/2 hr. drive back to Stratton for the night. We got up early and he drove me 45 mins. to…
Read MoreClosing in on Big K
August 26-28. I headed out on my own Wednesday from Rangeley. It was a tough hike up Saddleback Mountain, then The Horn, then Saddleback Jr. All climbs and descents were pretty hard. Everything was wet and slippery due to the…
Read MoreOver The River And Through The Woods
August 23-25. Made it over the river and through the woods and wish I was going to grandmothers house, but back to the hostel I went. The trail was wet and muddy, but what’s new. The fords were still rough,…
Read MoreJumping Around in Beautiful Maine
I’m giving you a short synopsis of the last 4 days because I didn’t keep daily logs and I don’t have very good service where I am in Monson. We hiked 2 days in the wilderness and popped out at…
Read MoreGetting Back To It
August 18, 2015 Today was a travel day. You know that saying, “You can’t get there from here.” Well, it kind of feels that way. It seems to take forever to get to these little trail towns. When I came…
Read MoreHeading Back to Maine
August 17, 2015 Happy anniversary to us! Danny and I have been married now for 35 years. We’re not that old. I don’t know how it can be 35 years. Hopefully, we’ll make another 35. However, if I don’t hurry…
Read MoreGoing Home For Now
Well, this knee needs rest for a little while. I think it’ll be fine, but I need to let it rest and heal. Hopefully, it won’t take too long, but I know it will be several days before it can…
Read MoreTaking a Zero
So I’m taking a zero today at the Farmhouse Inn Hostel to have this knee checked out. The hostel is such a nice place. I think Danny and I could do a drive up to Maine someday and revisit all…
Read MorePonds and More Ponds
Day 36, August 4, 13.2 miles We had to say goodbye to Honey and Bear this morning. Hated to leave them. Bear drove us back to the trail where we got off yesterday and the view over the lake was…
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Speck In The Woods 
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