The PacksEarly June of 2015 my man and I took our 2 year-old son on a 3-day hike in the Bigelow Pres
The PacksEarly June of 2015 my man and I took our 2 year-old son on a 3-day hike in the Bigelow Preserve of the Appalachian Trail of Maine. We peaked 3 mountains ranging in elevation from 3,000-just over 4,000 ft. We felt like champions. We had been planning this trip for months, I had other business to attend to in Farmington and figured we take the opportunity to drive the extra hour back north to Stratton our home a few winters prior. We started our journey 4 hours late due to thunderstorms and began in a misty and muggy climate with hesitant smiles. Here is the home to the second largest range in the state and thought to be the most dangerous section of the whole 2,180 mile journey. (This has most do with unpredictable, fast, and strong currents from the Kennebec river that must be crossed to continue the journey to Katahdin. We, however didn’t have to go that far.) The mountains are steep, often times requiring all fours and assistance to get ourselves and our absurdly heavy packs over large boulder fields and up narrow cliffside stairs. Needless to say, next time Nolan will be carrying his own back.“The A.T. Collection”Kelsey A St GermainNikon D3200 -- source link
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