katahdin

Day 163: Summit Day

Day 163: Summit Day

We got our best view of Katahdin from the Abol Bridge. The peak wore a lenticular cloud like a jaunty French beret, white but pulled down low over one side...

Oct 18, 2023 : Jon
Katahdin: The Great Mountain at the End of the Trail

Katahdin: The Great Mountain at the End of the Trail

It was strange to walk through that alpine world knowing that the endless Trail had its end within sight, at the top of the next hill. Soon we were only...

Aug 8, 2022 : Red Squirrel
AT Days 85-86:  Katahdin delivers!

AT Days 85-86: Katahdin delivers!

At the doorstep of Baxter State Park and Mount Katahdin, only two short hiking days remained to complete the northern half of my AT flip-flop hike.

Jul 20, 2022 : Scott Morrison
The Final SOBOs: My First Week Being One of the Last to Start Walking

The Final SOBOs: My First Week Being One of the Last to Start Walking

First week reflections from my Southbound AT thru hike attempt.

Sep 20, 2021 : Jackson Sims-Myers
#1 the 100-Mile Wilderness and Katahdin

#1 the 100-Mile Wilderness and Katahdin

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." -- Lao Tzu As it turns out, the journey of 2,180 miles begins the same way. An Unusual Approach Most...

Jul 9, 2019 : Diana Corzine
A Peaceful Katahdin Summit and 100-Mile Wilderness Walk

A Peaceful Katahdin Summit and 100-Mile Wilderness Walk

Yes, you read the title right. Weird descriptor of a Katahdin summit, I know. Usually folks are beaming with excitement over their completed trek or amped about what's to come...

Jul 11, 2018 : Rachel Poole
What’s a “Kelsy”? Why Katahdin?

What’s a “Kelsy”? Why Katahdin?

Hey folks! My name's Kelsy, and I'm about to start my wildest adventure yet.       Until now, Photography has been my primary form of expression. Although a picture is...

Nov 20, 2017 : Kelsy Filler
Creedence and Clearwater’s Before & After Gear

Creedence and Clearwater’s Before & After Gear

As aspiring thru hikers, it can be daunting, even intimidating, to think about the gear needed to walk 2,190 miles. We are here to say, stop stressing because you can...

Nov 6, 2017 : Alex
No Ragrets!

No Ragrets!

We recently discussed a few things that looking back, we may (definitely) would have done differently while getting ready to hike the AT. That's hard to do and say because...

Oct 29, 2017 : Alex
On Finishing

On Finishing

We did it! We hiked 2,190 miles from Georgia to Maine. Remember that time when two people who never backpacked before and really had no idea what they were doing...

Oct 12, 2017 : Alex