Today was our biggest day thus far. We got a late start after a great breakfast at white house landing. Hit the trail well after 9am, but managed to squeeze in over 22 miles. Walked a lot of the day with Alex and Vesuvio. We had set a goal of the … [Read more...]

Had a short day of hiking. Just a couple hours in the am and the made it to White House Landing, which is a sort of hiker hostel on a lake here in the hundred mile wildness. The location is excellent with a beautiful of the lake. To get to the … [Read more...]

After yesterdays long miles, we slept in and had a late start after 9am. It rained over night but we stayed dry in the hammocks. The weather was sunny, humid but not hot for most of the day. We stopped for a long late breakfast at a lake, and a … [Read more...]

Today was the first day where we were actually making mileage the entire walk (yesterday's hike was 10.4, but only half that is in the actual direction for us on the trail). Lots of rain and blowing overnight. We got an early start and were … [Read more...]

It's official! We have started the AT! Had a great day getting up to the top of Maine's highest peak and the northern terminus (our start) of the Appalachian Trail. It was very windy at the top with the clouds blowing right past us. There was a … [Read more...]