Woke up in a light fog, packed up and climbed Old Speck (a 4,000+ mountain that I’ve climbed before). The top of the mountain was in a cloud and effectively lightly raining. At the top there is cell signal and there was a family calling to get a shuttle at the trailhead so they could […]
Today started in a cloud, not raining, but everything was still wet. Everyone I talked to said 10 miles to Speck pond was a reasonable day. The trail was slippery, I fell a couple times, one time on a bog bridge where I hurt something in my knee, although not too seriously. Checked my first […]
Kristen and I woke up early, jumped in out cars and drove or we to the park and ride in Portsmouth, NH, we picked that location because there’s a bus from Bangor that goes there, so when I finish I can just bus back to my car. Also it’s kind of on the way to […]
For the first time since finishing my thru hike of Te Araroa, I’ll be properly on the trail tomorrow. I’ve done a couple hikes in NZ, Germany and New England since finishing, but this will be my next thru hike, even if it’s not a complete thru hike. I’ve decided to hike from Gorham, NH […]