Monday, October 3, 2011

Day 117 - Silhouettes with Stretch

September 9 - Monson, ME to Chairback Mtn Lean-To - 26.0 miles

Entered the "100 Mile Wilderness" today. It is known for it's desolation, remoteness and big game. They recommend taking 10 days worth of food with you to traverse this section. We only packed three days worth.


Started hiking with Stretch today. He started his journey March 1 - 2.5 months before us. Even though he started as early as he did, he still hikes just as fast, if not faster.

Left to right: Stretch, Frodo, Samwise, Sweet Tea and Happy Feet
Pretty shitty day today:
  • Camera got wet in a ford crossing. It doesn't work anymore
  • Discovered trench foot from 5 days of walking in wet shoes
  • The new liner socks have rubbed my heels raw
  • Lost a sock in the ford, only 1 pair left
  • Miscalculated our mileage and walked for hours in the dark
  • Ran into a bee hive on the ground, almost everyone got stung

Even though today seemed miserable, we had another phenomenal sunset.


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