The last forecast I saw said rain starting in the evening the day before and going all night and most of the next day. It rained hard last night. I kept waking up and checking to see that things weren’t wet, and every time everything was dry. In the morning the rain was light but […]
Rain was forecast starting in the evening. Beast and I both really dislike hiking in the rain if it can be avoided. West Carry Pond shelter sounded like a good target, it’s 13 miles away so we can get there before the rain starts, but also not a huge rush. It leaves us with a […]
We woke up, ate breakfast and got ready. Beast decided to leave later so Spoon and I took a shuttle to the trail, stoping at the local gas station for last minute things. At the trail Spoon recognized some people he knew and we all got talking. Those people are slack packing (having their gear […]
Both Spoon and Beast wanted to take a zero at the Roadhouse in Stratton. I was torn, part of me wanted to resupply in town and organize our stuff, the hike 5 miles to a lake and camp there. In ate a huge breakfast, I reset my camera settings to default in hopes that they […]
I misunderstood Spoon and Beast, they don’t just want town food, they are both out of food and can’t camp another night. I have too much food and gave them some of my things, but we still needed to make it to town. 14 miles really isn’t far on trail generally, but I’m Maine it […]
The forecast kept changing, originally thunderstorms, but then later changed to just rain. When I woke up it wasn’t raining, so I ate and got ready. I was sitting in my hammock ready to take things down when I heard the first raindrops on my tarp. I hurried to get packed before it got heavier. […]
My camera is basically a 3 pound brick I’m carrying at this point, so I decided to send it home, however we were in such a rush to get out and resupply I’m town before the post office closed I forgot and left my camera at the hiker hut. Not the worst mistake, I’ll just […]
Today was probably the most scenic day on trial. Spoon and I packed up at bemis stream early and got moving. Most of the uphill was in the first part of the day, and we wanted to make it into town early so we could get his package with new shoes, so we could head […]
Finally a beautiful day! It started with a climb up a mountain, then a descent to a road crossing (right around the corner from my friend Eric’s cabin) then up and up some more to Old Blue mountain. Most of the gain was early in the day which is a nice change. I managed to […]
The thunderstorms overnight were intense, I forgot how rolling thunder sounds as it moves across the sky. By the time I work up the storms had gone and the skies were clear. I came across several waterfalls and had a little swim, and took a side trail to another waterfall, which was really spectacular. From […]