Holy Maine... Tornadoes and Volcanoes! I've just moved on from the hardest physical and mental challenge of this trip... amidst massive rain and lightning storms.. the closest I came to giving up... well not exactly... but really terrible spirits...
The Mahoosic Notch is notoriously fabled as the hardest mile of the trail.. this is due to the large (think SUV size boulders) rocks that litter a gap between two steep cliffs... and we go right through this... and of course I timed it perfectly with a Tornado and thunderstorm that held me up under a rock ledge for 1 hour. When I left the trail turned into a class III rapid with waist deep water and waterfalls cascading 100 feet down steep and sheer cliff faces.
The rain continued for the next 4 days... hard at times... wet feet... damp morale.
And then Andover and the High Five hostel where I got to stay in an RV!!! Big booster of morale and now I'm back on the move heading for a Summit on Katahdin for mid Sept.. a bit later than earlier anticipated.
Cheddar Brauts in tow we head out for the last 200 miles. My brother is throwing a party in CT on the 19th and I will be back for this... If anyone is in the area is around and can swing by to say hi email me and I'll get you some details.
"The Trail Provides and so the Dude Abides"
SpAcE
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