Speck In The Woods

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 not have been nicer. It was low 60’s and windy to start which made it a cool climb. The wind died down once we were on the summit and it was in the Read More

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 our fingertips. Twice as nice was to have Danny along. We had a great time driving and walking around Acadia National Park and the town of Bar Harbour. We enjoyed a delicious lunch oceanside, and then Read More

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 the trailhead and I hiked 16.7 miles in to Pierce Pond. Danny then drove back to Stratton for a shower and breakfast and after checking out of the hotel he drove to Caratunk to the AT trailhead there and hiked 3.7 miles in to Pierce Pond to meet me. He had to take the canoe ferry across the Kennebec River which Read More

Rangeley Lake

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 rain last night. The rain today held off until about 1-1/2 miles before I got to the Read More

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, but doable today. After the hike today I joined up with Pilgrim and Joyce again to hike two more days of the 100 mile wilderness with Pilgrim. He missed these two days earlier and had to hike Read More

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 the end of the second day at Abol Bridge where there is a great view of Katahdin. The clouds were hanging low, so we couldn’t see the summit. Joyce picked us up in my rental car and we went to Millinocket for the
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Flying High

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 home from Rangeley, I left the hostel that morning a little before 9 am and got home a little before midnight. I had to use pretty much every mode of transportation with the exception of a boat. I took an hour shuttle ride via car to the bus station. Then, I took the Concord bus for over Read More

Two thru-hikers in the making.

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 and finish this trail, we might not make it to 36 (just kidding–NOT–no really, just kidding). I had originally hoped to be finishing my hike with him on Katahdin today, but since I was off schedule by a few days anyway, I’m glad I was able to be home. Read More

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 take the weight of Olfrie and all the downhill that’s ahead. Also, I really want to enjoy Katahdin and don’t want to be hobbling up it. I’ve decided to go home for a bit and let it heal and hopefully get back here in short order to finish. Katahdin is open until Oct. 15, so I have time.

Thanks for following, and I’ll let you know when I head back out.

The Farmhouse Inn

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 these awesome hostels. The rest of the group are hiking already and will stay at the shelter 11 miles up the trail. Don’t think I’ll be able to catch them. 😞 The  Read More