A Family Adventure of the 2,185 mile hike from Georgia to Maine – 2014
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August 25 – Katahdin Iron Works
Living in Maine has many perks, one of which is having family come meet us for a day in the middle of the hundred mile wilderness. We would spend two nights car camping on the Katahdin Iron Works road along…
Read MoreAugust 24 – Slugundy Gorge
Little John plunged out of the back eddy below Slugundy Falls, letting the current grab him and whip him around the smooth wall of the gorge, spitting him out in a foam of white into the open water of he…
Read MoreAugust 23 – Entering the Wilderness
More large fords today; the kids love wading through the water and Little John hit a hundred miles hiking with us just before we all enter the Hundred Mile Wilderness area leading to Katahdin. He’ll join us for another thirty,…
Read MoreAugust 22 – Moxie Bald
As we get farther north we have more and more river fords. Mama Bear lost her footing early in one of them and took a wet seat in June stream, but recovered in time to shepherd the kids across the…
Read MoreAugust 21 – Crossing the Kennebec
The kids all cruised ten miles in a little under four hours to make it in time for the morning ferry across the Kennebec. The ATC runs a canoe ferry for two hours in the morning and two in the…
Read MoreAugust 20 – Almost Home
The last thing I did in my real job (other than pawn work off on my colleagues : “you need me to do what while you’re gone?”) was to handle a conservation easement closing for the Maine Appalachian Trail Land…
Read MoreAugust 19 – The Bigelows
Little John’s top three favorite things about hiking the Appalachian Trail: 1. Going to bed. 2. The views. 3. Having hot chocolate with hot buttered bagels in the morning. Actually, after hiking with us for a few days, Little John…
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