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Day 16: Pain, Rain, and … Maine?
By lunch time, every step down came with a sharp pain like a dull electric shock and a punch in the thigh
Why Not Fly to Maine? Why Walk the Appalachian Trail?
It's nearly a controversial thing to walk somewhere, anywhere, where I come from in Kansas. If there isn't parking right in front of the place we wish to frequent, there...
Maine, Part 2: Both Things True
Poet's quiet, encouraging goodbye was like the gunshot at a race's starting line. We hiked quickly and with purpose through deep, muddy puddles, over roots, disappearing into the forest. Fall
Maine, Part 1: See You up Trail
As soon as we started the Mahoosuc Notch, it began to rain. We looked at each other with grim determination, and did our best to stuff our layers into our...
Maine Ate my Phone
Day 85 A gorgeous morning in Maine greeted us as we woke up at the crack of dawn. The days on the trail were numbering down, and the 100 mile...
Smiles or Miles? Part 2: New Hampshire and Maine
Trail angel (and more importantly my friend) Fresh Ground told me just before I started my trek into the White Mountains: ‘You can do this. Your body is as ready...
Falling for Maine
Today confirmed that Maine is my favorite state of the trail. We hiked over Bigelow Mountain’s West and Avery Peaks, the last time we will be over 4,000 ft. until...
Southern Maine – big mountains and big-hearted people
Big Mountain Time From when I started, people told me about southern Maine. Other than Mt Katahdin, southern Maine is where all the “big boy” mountains of the Maine Appalachian...
Views, falls and trail towns – Monson to Stratton, Maine
So I have now passed the 300km mark on my southward journey to Georgia. I'm told that soon after leaving Stratton, I will pass the "2000 miles to go" mark...
AT Days 87-91: Toto, we’re not in Maine anymore!
With the first half of my AT flip-flop hike complete, I’d now head SOBO from Harpers Ferry. Some of the contrasts to Maine would be jarring.