From Highway 17 to South Arm Road
Miles: 13.3
Hours: 13.5
Don from The Cabin drove Yosemite and I to Highway 17 this morning, so I started hiking at 7:00 AM. Yosemite is much faster than I am, so he planned to hike 21 miles today, while I planned only 13.3. I climbed Bemis mountain today, so I was glad to be slack-packing. Early in the day I ran into Standing Bear, Eagle Eye, Carry-On and another Nobo so we all stopped and snacked together, which was really nice. It was hot. It took All day to hike to the next road. Around 6 I got a call from all the Waggy clan, they were all gathered for a birthday party and put me on speaker phone on the table. This is a regular occurrence at our family gatherings-cousin is in another country: call her!, cousin is in another state: call him! put the phone on speaker phone and all sit in a circle and chat. It's funny. So it was good to stop hiking for 30 minutes and hear from the whole gang. And then I kept hiking. It was the first time that I hiked after dark. It gets dark about 7:50 and I didn't get to the road until about 8:30. I was nervous about hiking down in the dark, but using the headlamp that Babe and Right On gave me, I made it just fine. Back at the Cabin they had even saved dinner for me!
Okay, for some reason today I went totally overboard on the photographs, so bear with me.
Miles: 13.3
Hours: 13.5
Don from The Cabin drove Yosemite and I to Highway 17 this morning, so I started hiking at 7:00 AM. Yosemite is much faster than I am, so he planned to hike 21 miles today, while I planned only 13.3. I climbed Bemis mountain today, so I was glad to be slack-packing. Early in the day I ran into Standing Bear, Eagle Eye, Carry-On and another Nobo so we all stopped and snacked together, which was really nice. It was hot. It took All day to hike to the next road. Around 6 I got a call from all the Waggy clan, they were all gathered for a birthday party and put me on speaker phone on the table. This is a regular occurrence at our family gatherings-cousin is in another country: call her!, cousin is in another state: call him! put the phone on speaker phone and all sit in a circle and chat. It's funny. So it was good to stop hiking for 30 minutes and hear from the whole gang. And then I kept hiking. It was the first time that I hiked after dark. It gets dark about 7:50 and I didn't get to the road until about 8:30. I was nervous about hiking down in the dark, but using the headlamp that Babe and Right On gave me, I made it just fine. Back at the Cabin they had even saved dinner for me!
Okay, for some reason today I went totally overboard on the photographs, so bear with me.
Someone left boots by the trail
A view from the Highway 17 overlook
Carry On
Nobo who's name I can't remember
Eagle Eye
Standing Bear
What you can't see in this picture is that this is the first time all day I could feel a breeze. And it felt wonderful!
Maine is never lacking for a good view-these pictures are taken from Bemis Mountain
The view from the privy looking out- I don't know why, so don't ask
Mosses
A note I saw on a tree. I don't know these people.
"Chitty-Chitty, Bang-Bang,
"Chitty-Chitty, Bang-Bang,
Little Foot's mom is meeting us at noon(ish) at the South Arm Road (7 miles). No signal here but call/text when you gave signal and we can work out a plan to get you.
-Shadow 8:36"
Beautiful pine forest trail
View from Old Blue Mountain
The power generated by these windmills goes to Massachusetts, the locals don't like it much.
A ladder up a steep part of trail
More view
This is the first time I have been able to see the road from the trail, in all of Maine.
Crystal, just a little note to say that I am loving your blog. The photos are beautiful, and it's so fun to hear about all your adventures! Hope all is well and will be continuing to think of you often.
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