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No Pain, No Maine
It starts with my right foot. Or ankle, if I intend on this being anatomically accurate. At least I think it’s my ankle. Truth be told, it’s somewhere between the...
Mission to Maine Aborted: No, I Didn’t Quit the AT
Good morning from Hot Springs, N.C, mile 274 of the AT. The rumor mill tells me that by the time hikers reach this tiny little mountain town nearly half of...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Maine
All good things come to an end... but it was never that good. **Note: the following remarks are not meant to reflect adversely on the AT, but on my experience...
Rain, Rain, Go Away. Come Again Once I’m Through Maine.
I would have gone crazy if I was on Noah's ark, because I was a wreck from five days of rain, let alone 40 days and 40 nights of rain....
Visions of Maine: 14 Incredible Photographs from the Appalachian Trail
“The tops of mountains are among the unfinished parts of the globe, whither it is a slight insult to the gods to climb and pry into their secrets, and try...
No Zeros Until Maine? Seriously?
No beds or zeros till Maine. This idea popped into my head the month before I stepped onto the trail at Amicalola Falls back in Georgia. I had about four...
Remembering Maine as Our Journey Continues
Jojo and I loved Maine. The infamous black flies are gone by early August and we had no trouble with them whatsoever. The 100-Mile Wilderness is speckled with lakes and...
Maine or No Maine: Making Two Lists of Possible Outcomes
One month. That's four weeks. That's 28 days. Years of thinking and planning and preparing and talking (and, yes, obsessing) has now come down to a matter of days until...
Appalachian Trail Town Spotlight: Rangeley, Maine
The Trail Town Spotlight series is back, this time coming from Rangeley, Maine! This town sits at NOBO mile 1,967 (SOBO mile 220). Coming from Gorham, NH (mile 1,891), NOBOs...
A Lot of Firsts on the Path to Maine
Good evening my fellow hikers. My trail name is Bearded Servant and I am new to The Trek. This is my first post, and to be honest my first at...