Thanks again for hiking along, ya’ll! When we left off, Amber and I were still wading through the waters of the 100 Mile Wilderness.

Well, we’re still there for 2 more pictures.

We hitch-hiked into Monson, ME after hiking 114.5 miles from the start of our trip. The road marks the official “southern end” of the 100 Mile Wilderness.



It wasn’t long into the trip that I got some kind of water bug and had vomit and diarrhea for days on end. All while trying to make miles to stay on schedule (who wants to run out of food in the woods?!). With no Imodium with us, I was literally having accidents while I hiked throughout the day. Giardia-like explosions are something I’d never wish upon my worst enemy.

You better believe a couple tablets of anti-diarrheal is ALWAYS in my first aid kit now (no matter how light). I was so weak I almost couldn’t walk my way out.

It was also around this time that we began to encounter our first “northbound” hikers that had started in Georgia! They had hiked about 2,000 miles and we had hiked about 200, so I definitely felt a little star-struck. What was the special thing that got them here? Did I have it too?!

Once you reach Maine’s Kennebec River, there is a ferry service (aka a guy in a canoe) to take you to the other side. The AT Conservancy cautions against trying to swim or wade through this river and the boat ride is part of the “official trail.”









Hikers on the AT do a lot of walking within the “green tunnel” of tree-canopied trail. Every once in a while you pass something that really catches your eye!





We were always learning something on the trail. One of the biggest lessons that came quickly was NOT to pack Gold Bond medicated foot powder (strong mint smell) next to any food in our maildrop resupply boxes (quick! Call mom and tell her to take out that foot powder!).

Eating minty-foot-powdery trail mix, however, is better than foregoing all the calories that it provides.

Well, darn! We’ve come to the end of another roll of film! Please join us again on August 4, 2016 (8/4/16) for the next roll that my mom had developed (on that date in 2005).

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Thank ya’ll so much for hiking along with us! See ya next time!