I am not sure of the distinction between a Pond and a Lake in Maine... but one thing is for sure... I am FOND OF THE POND. Slipper and I love being around water! Water is a definite refresher and relaxer for both of us... so much so that we lived on our Houseboat for [...]
We came into town (during our transition from New Hampshire into Maine) and met a couple (whom we have hiked with) in the lobby of the same motel we were staying in. After our greetings, this awesome couple informed us that they were getting off the trail and heading home due to severe pain and [...]
Just when you think that all the pain is gone when exiting New Hampshire... BAM... you enter the MAINE PAIN of the trail in Southern Maine (from Car Sized Boulders to climb... crawl under... and cry on... to roots for stepping over and slipping on). Don't think for a minute that the rocks and boulders [...]
Waiting on the storm to pass over Mount Washington was a great decision to make and we are stoked to continue our journey through the Northern Presidentials! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT! Will it be Washington... Jefferson... Adams... or Madison (to the north)... or Franklin... Eisenhower... Pierce... Jackson... or Webster (to the south)? After our [...]
As the finish line comes into sight, the adrenaline kicks in as we continue MAKING OUR WAY FORWARD toward Mount Katahdin. Waking up to a sunrise appearing atop a mountain is the perfect stimulus for us to be MAKING OUR WAY FORWARD into our final state to hike through. Hiking by and across streams that [...]
You all know that Slipper and I spend our nights stealth tent camping, however on this particular night we decide to enjoy a WORK FOR STAY opportunity at The Zealand Falls Hut. After our first night of stealth camping in The Whites, we stop the next morning at The Galehead Hut and ask if they [...]
While in The Whites, Slipper has asked that I take the lead (due to the trail difficulty… and especially the descents), and as I turn a corner and say “Oh my goodness!,” she thinks that I have either run into a bear… moose… or snake, when what has actually happened is that I have been [...]
Ever since we left Amicalola Lodge heading to Springer Mountain, I have been looking forward to hiking through The Whites National Park and taking this particular leg of the trail all in! To enjoy The Whites, one must scale back their mileage and keep and eye out on the weather (which can change in a [...]
American Owner, Ann, purchased Autumn Breeze Motel just over a year ago and has adapted her establishment to meet a Hiker's needs! THIS IS HOW AN INDEPENDENT MOTEL SHOULD BE! Believe me... Autumn Breeze of North Woodstock is the place to stay (if you are one of the five fortunate ones to secure a super [...]
There is no doubt that the most MEMORABLE MAGIC is found in people! The Feature Photo shows us with "Styles" (far left) and a South Bound Thru-Hiker (far right)! "Styles" and the SOBO were ascending the same mountain that we were descending, when "Styles" stops to ask our Trail Name. When we tell him, his eyes [...]
