Hikers like to keep track of their mileage. It's not a bragging rights thing, well at least not for us, but when you're trying to hike this many miles you just think about the miles everyday. Today we did approximately zero trail miles. We did hike a few miles here and there for food and more food and to go to the Public library. AT hikers call it a zero day. It was glorious! We had a few good meals and ice cream, and then gelato and have pretty much been hanging out, relaxing and eating all day. We are in Rangely, Maine, which means we have completed about 220.5 trail miles. This terrain is tough and it is only going to get tougher as we head into the White Mountains! So, we decided we were due for a break. We have enjoyed this town; lobster rolls and canoeing on the lake and we went to a fresh market and stocked up on all sorts of delicious snacks. Back on the trail tomorrow.
A&A
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
189 miles done!
We've been bad bloggers! Mostly because the hiking has been tough.
Lots of bugs, bogs, rocks, roots and plenty of up and down mountains! Maine is wet and this makes the going slow and tough sometimes. Plenty of rivers to cross and swamps and logs to balance across.
Katahdin on day one was crazy! Lots of boulder scrambling and crawling up rocks on all fours. Immediately after that we headed into the 100 Mile Wilderness. That was tough and the longest stretch on the whole trail with no resupply. Carried in about 6 days of food and it took us 8 to get through Katahdin and the Wilderness. So, the food was spread a bit thin.
We made it out to Monson and had a good time at Shaw's. Neat place! Did laundry, took showers and had a good meal. The next morning we had Shaw's all you can eat breakfast. It was awesome!
We stopped again in Caratunk to pick up a Mail drop from the Post Office and stayed with a neat old guy at a Bed and Breakfast called Sterling Inn. Had a great meal and some good Blueberry Beers at Northern Outdoors Pub and Brewery.
We hiked on to Stratton, ME and that's where we find ourselves now. If this seems rambly it's because people are waiting to use the one computer at this place.
I will try to write again soon.
Alex
Lots of bugs, bogs, rocks, roots and plenty of up and down mountains! Maine is wet and this makes the going slow and tough sometimes. Plenty of rivers to cross and swamps and logs to balance across.
Katahdin on day one was crazy! Lots of boulder scrambling and crawling up rocks on all fours. Immediately after that we headed into the 100 Mile Wilderness. That was tough and the longest stretch on the whole trail with no resupply. Carried in about 6 days of food and it took us 8 to get through Katahdin and the Wilderness. So, the food was spread a bit thin.
We made it out to Monson and had a good time at Shaw's. Neat place! Did laundry, took showers and had a good meal. The next morning we had Shaw's all you can eat breakfast. It was awesome!
We stopped again in Caratunk to pick up a Mail drop from the Post Office and stayed with a neat old guy at a Bed and Breakfast called Sterling Inn. Had a great meal and some good Blueberry Beers at Northern Outdoors Pub and Brewery.
We hiked on to Stratton, ME and that's where we find ourselves now. If this seems rambly it's because people are waiting to use the one computer at this place.
I will try to write again soon.
Alex
Saturday, June 4, 2011
The journey to the journey
We are here in Bangor, Maine waiting for a bus that will take us in to Medway. From there we take a shuttle to the Appalachian Trail Lodge in millinocket. We took a cab from the airport that brought us to a outdoor store so we could buy fuel for our stove. Tomorrow morning at 7 we will be on our way up Katahdin to the start of the trail.
-Alex
The weather in Bangor, ME is 65 degrees and sunny. Yesterdays temperature in baton rouge, LA with with the heat index was 108, so we are really enjoying this cool weather! Bangor seems like a boring town, the sport shop (epic sports) was in down town. Everything is run down and most of the buildings are empty. Not too much excitement, just waiting for the bus to take us to millinockett.
Ann
-Alex
The weather in Bangor, ME is 65 degrees and sunny. Yesterdays temperature in baton rouge, LA with with the heat index was 108, so we are really enjoying this cool weather! Bangor seems like a boring town, the sport shop (epic sports) was in down town. Everything is run down and most of the buildings are empty. Not too much excitement, just waiting for the bus to take us to millinockett.
Ann
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