Kevin's AT Thru Hike

Day 153, Tuesday, 8/16 – We all got an early start this morning, and were hiking by 6:30am. We hiked about 10 miles down to the Kennebec river. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy hired a canoe guide to shuttle hikers across the river all summer, so Matt gave us all a ride across the river. Right…

Day 152, Monday, 8/15 – We started our hike this morning with a small climb up Little Bigelow Mountain. We took a short break and took in some nice views from the ledges. We then hiked down off the Bigelows to some cruisy trail. We had a pretty social day and played Contact as we…

Day 151, Sunday, 8/14 – I woke up and joined Half Time and Maddy in the kitchen. I got some coffee going while Half Time cooked up breakfast for everybody. After breakfast, Half Time gave me a hair cut. This was my 3rd hair cut on trail, and they’ve all been by Half Time. Aqua…

Day 150, Saturday, 8/13 – Birthday and Genie cooked up breakfast this morning. It was a delicious spread of blueberry pancakes, breakfast sausage, and an egg scramble. After breakfast, I spent some time updating the blog. Today is Aqua’s 25th birthday! Her sister Alexa ordered pizza for all of us for lunch. Shortly after the…

Day 149, Friday, 8/12 – It was a cold night last night. I woke up at midnight, then didn’t fall back into a deep sleep. I was continuously readjusting in the hammock to avoid cold spots for the remainder of the night. I finally got up at 6:00am, and felt rested enough. Birthday and I…

Day 148, Thursday, 8/11 – I started my day with an 8 mile hike into Spaulding Mountain Lean-to. I was really hungry rolling into camp and cooked up 2 packages of ramen. I left the Lean-to after lunch and hiked to the top of Spaulding Mountain. I got a nice view of Sugarloaf, which is…

Day 147, Wednesday, 8/10 – It rained again all night. I woke up at 6:00am, packed up, and hiked out in the rain with Birthday. We hiked 5 miles, and got to The Hiker Hut at 9:15am. We were hoping they would have some hot food, but felt that that was wishful thinking. When we…

Day 146, Tuesday, 8/9 – It rained all night last night, but I stayed dry. I woke up around 6:30am, and there was a pause in the rain, so I started packing up. I didn’t fill my water bottles last night because of the rain fiasco at dinner time, so I was happy to see…

Day 145, Monday, 8/8 – I got up at 6:00am this morning, and I slept great. I went down to the kitchen and joined Genie and Splitzy for coffee and a homemade muffin. We sat outside on the front porch and enjoyed the morning. I ate a few pieces of leftover pizza for breakfast, and…

Day 144, Sunday, 8/7 – Genie, Birthday, and I headed out of camp around 7:15am. Genie lead the way for the 3 miles up to Baldpate West Peak. From the top, we had a great view of Baldpate East Peak. The East peak has to be one of my favorite mountains on trail. It’s essentially…