Just me and my pack now. Dropped off the car in storage in Bangor, Maine and am now waiting for a bus to the nearest town to the trailhead (only comes once per day). Packed 10 days of food since the first 100 miles don’t offer much in the way of resupply options. Will sleep soundly tonight.
So exciting! Have a wonderful trip, Michael! Stay safe!
Thanks Wendy…looking forward to keeping in touch…hope the dragon boating is going well!
I am amazed. My knee jerk reaction – “You’re just a crazy fool, who’s seein’ things that ain’t there!” But as I let it sink in I found your answer – “You don’t understand, you fool’ says Yegor, looking dreamily up at the sky. ‘You’ve never understood what kind of person I am, nor will you in a million years… You just think I’m a mad person who has thrown his life away… Once the free spirit has taken hold of a man, there’s no way of getting it out of him.”
― Anton Chekhov, About Love and Other Stories
I think I sent the blog link to more than one MK, so am not sure exactly who this is, but I suspect someone with whom I spent time in the boundary waters. Either way, quoting Chekhov is definitely a way to earn my respect! Great quote!
But did you pack any Little Debbie snack cakes?
Their “cosmic cakes” are very popular…many cals for little pack weight. Basically the strategy is to pack calories…no way you can pack what you’ll burn.
Michael,
Peter said he’s got his pack ready. We can send him when your ready for company.
This one eyed chihuahua is missing Uncle Mike! We are all thinking about you!
Tell Petey I met a northbound thru hiker (someone doing the entire trail) who did the whole thing with his little dog. Dog’s trail name was “big hungry.”