APPALACHIAN TRAIL
Maine
Maine is wild, scenic, and challenging with a beginning SOBO – or southbound hike – perhaps the hardest of all, starting out on a climb and descent of her tallest mountain, Katahdin in Baxter State Park.
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Appalachian Trail, Mount Katahdin and the 100 Mile Wilderness, Maine
Mount Katahdin and the 100 Mile Wilderness are some of the hardest – but most special – miles on the AT, especially in rain and cold.
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Appalachian Trail, Monson to Caratunk, Maine
It’s a short distance from Monson to Caratunk, but the sun comes out and I finally have stupendous views.
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Appalachian Trail: the return
After a tough four months managing a cancer diagnosis and healing from surgery, I’ll return to the trail.
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back where we left off
I’m back in Maine and ready to start where I left off, considering how to measure the rewards from my engagement as a changed person.
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Appalachian Trail, Caratunk to Stratton, Maine
The Bigelow Range is a classic ridge walk with huge elevation, plus gorgeous lakes and ponds.
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Appalachian Trail: The Crockers, Maine
The Crockers are two of the easiest 4,000 footers in Maine with one side gradually ascending, the other, a steep boulder field.
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Appalachian Trail: Stratton to Rangeley, Maine
Two 4,000-footers– Spaulding and Saddleback Mountains – are on trail as well as a 3-mile alpine exposure.
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Appalachian Trail: Rangeley to East Andover, Maine
The trail hits dangerous rotting boards over deep bogs plus an alpine climb of Beamis and Old Blue Mountains.
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Appalachian Trail: East Andover to Grafton Notch, Maine
It’s incredibly steep up and down on rock with a glorious reward of open balds above treeline.
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Appalachian Trail, Grafton Notch, Maine to Gorham, New Hampshire
The short section that straddles Maine and New Hampshire is considered one of the hardest with bouldering and dangerously steep descents.