Ever since we arrived in New Hampshire, Shawn has been singing “Oh, New Hampshire!” to the tune of “Oh Susanna, don’t you cry for me”. His version of the song is actually pretty catchy, and I think it’s needless to say that we are happy to be here! When we last left you, we had one day left in Maine- the Mahoosuc Notch. This is a notorious mile filled with giant boulders that are seemingly tossed into a crevice between two mountains….
We did it! We successfully completed the first hard section of the Trail – the 100 Mile Wilderness. Last Friday, we hiked nine miles from the bottom of Mt Katahdin through Baxter State Park. It was an easy, gorgeous walk with some amazing views (we were thinking “Wow! This is great, we can totally do this for 2,175 more miles!”). “Little Niagara Falls” in Baxter State Park After leaving the park and grabbing a last real meal at the restaurant…
We have officially begun our southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail! Shawn and I have been talking about hiking the Trail for a long time. Back at Christmas, I put “Books about the Appalachian Trail?” on my wishlist. In February, when friends asked me what my next adventure was I sheepishly whispered “We’re thinking about hiking the AT this summer.” However, the idea really started to gain momentum when Shawn accepted a position with the Army JAG back in March….