Location: Rattlesnake River I left Hiker’s Paradise this morning with Stick. The hostel owners weren’t very accommodating, so we had to carry our packs around town while we shopped for groceries. Gorham is sprawled and not at all dense, so walking from one end of town to the other takes about an hour. After resupplying, […]
Some AT Friends Come and Go Quickly – AT Thru-Hike Day 34
Location: Andover Roadhouse BJ Bear and I began the ten mile hike into Andover together. The day was hot and humid. I decided that I would hike with BJ for a mile and a half or so to warm up my legs and then I would pick up my pace. As we climbed the first […]
Life Lessons Learned from BJ Bear – AT Thru-Hike Day 33
The bugs woke all of us up early this morning. The rain fell hard last night so the talk over breakfast revolved around pessimistic expectations about the trail’s condition. Tomato and David left first, followed by BJ Bear, and then me. I didn’t want to get out of my sleeping bag in the morning. I […]
Get in line behind BJ Bear – AT Thru-Hike Day 32
I stayed yesterday at the Stratton motel and finally organized and transcribed my journal. I mailed it home for safekeeping. I left the Stratton Motel today after saying goodbye to Don. I promised to send a postcard whether or not I make it to Springer Mountain. His business partner drove me the 20 miles to […]