9/4/12 – 1917 miles
Mahoosuc Arm was not as bad as I thought it would be. The SOBOs said it was very treacherous, and I agree that coming down would be the worst way to do it, but the climb up was not anything harder than any other mountain in Maine.
Moose on edge
Tonight we are at Pine Ellis, a hostel in A
ndover, ME. Remnants of Hurricane Issac are headed this way so we may take a zero tomorrow. The Trovert’s friend Susan met us at the trail and took us to the hostel where we cleaned up and then went out to eat. The waitress was shocked at how much we ate. She brought a whole loaf of bread which we devoured before our meals, and then ordered more bread after we ate our meals, and then we ordered big deserts.
If it is not raining in the morning, Susan will slackpack us over the next section. We will keep an eye on the weather. There are several fords we have to make in Maine and the streams can get high and dangerous after heavy rain.
We were beginning to wonder about you. Glad you are safe and well. Last state! Last month. Watch your step. Stay safe.
So it sounds like you have conquered the most technically difficult parts of the trail. Now you just have to slog through swamps and traverse the entire 100-mile wilderness without a deli meal.
The end is in sight!