Speck In The Woods

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Danny’s Take

So here’s Danny take on the AT. They Stink I hiked a section of the A.T. with Renea in North Carolina, a section with her in Pennsylvania and a few miles in Maine so I’m certainly not an expert on…

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KATAHDIN

September 1. BIG K My take on the day: 🎼 I’m on top 🎢 of the world, hey🎢🎼. That’s what I was singing to myself on the way up and while on top. What an amazing day!!!!! The weather could…

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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…

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Look 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…

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Closing 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…

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Over 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,…

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Jumping 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…

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Getting 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…

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Heading 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…

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Going 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…

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