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Day 13: Tres Bigelow
Friday the thirteenth came and nothing bad happened. We had a heck of a time, met a lot of nobos and section hikers, and did a lot of vert. Like 6,000 feet and hit two 4,000 footers.
Day 12: Kennebec Ferry Day
Something I’m going to sorely miss about our time up here this early, and what I love about SOBO, is the vacancy of all of the campsites. We’ve had nearly every lean-to and camping area to ourselves.
Day 11, The Sterling Inn is a Hostel but for Adults!
We slept in! Until 5:30 at least. We tossed around, trying to squeeze out the last bits of rest until just before 6. Nick felt inspired to warm up some water this morning for coffee.
Day 10, Pleasant Pond
Another moose walked by our tent site last night. This time I heard it. It sounded like an old man thrashing through the branches, grunting. We were
Day 9, Lake Sized Pond
Contrary to our intentions, we tossed and turned all night. This wasn’t due to the accommodations, rather just sore hips. We both wore earplugs
Day 8, Is Shaw’s Hiker Hostel Heaven or did I just Spend Seven days in the Backcountry?
Answer: yes The goal of today was to get to town. The alarm rang at 4:00 am but I did not sit up until 4:30. The fog was hanging low and everything
Day 7, Hundred Mile Wilderness is Near Completion
I slept so very good last night that I snored right through a moose walking near our tent! Or so Nick told me. It had rained on and off all night and
Day 6, the Chairbacks
I can’t believe it but along with my bug net, I’ve left behind my camp shoes somewhere. Yesterday was difficult and I clearly became careless about
Day 5, Emotions are like Moose, They run Rampant Through the Woods
There’s no way it’s been five days already. We pushed for another long one and a long one it was. I initially woke around 4:30 am naturally. I did
Day 4, Otter you Waiting for?
Pollen pond, pollen pond! We set our alarms for 4:30 am. I was already getting restless around 4, but laid still for as long as I could manage.