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The Appalachian Trail in Maine

Appalachian Trail 2017

Appalachian Trail logo
Start
April 3
End
October 8
Miles
2189.8

The Appalachian Trail was my first long-distance hike. Despite struggles with bad weather and a sprained ankle that never seemed to heal, I walked every mile of the trail.

Page 6

Prescription pills
Day 116

Homes Road to Tom Leonard Shelter

North-South sign
Day 117

Tom Leonard Shelter to Upper Goose Pond Cabin

Flat trail
Day 118

Upper Goose Pond Cabin to Kay Wood Shelter

Stick leaving Dalton, Massachusetts
Day 119

Kay Wood Shelter to Cheshire

Appalachian Trail direction sign
Day 120

Cheshire to Sherman Brook Campsite

Gravity enters Vermont
Day 121

Sherman Brook Campsite to Bennington

Catamount Motel in Bennington, Vt.
Day 122

Zero Day in Bennington

View from Glastenbury Mountain tower
Day 123

Bennington to Kid Gore Shelter

Mud and roots on the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail
Day 124

Kid Gore Shelter to Stratton Pond Shelter

Directional sign for the Long Trail
Day 125

Stratton Pond Shelter to Manchester Center

Griffith Lake
Day 126

Manchester Center to Lost Pond Shelter

White Rocks rock garden
Day 127

Lost Pond Shelter to Minerva Hinchey Shelter

A sign that says Katahdin is 500 miles away
Day 128

Minerva Hinchey Shelter to Cooper Lodge

Weathered Long Trail/Appalachian Trail sign
Day 129

Cooper Lodge to Killington

Killington Motel
Day 130

Killington to Stony Brook Shelter

Gravity's tent in a meadow
Day 131

Stony Brook Shelter to Meadow at Mile 1726.6

Morning clouds
Day 132

Meadow at Mile 1726.6 to Norwich

View from Moose Mountain summit
Day 133

Norwich to Moose Mountain Shelter

Stick on Lambert Ridge
Day 134

Moose Mountain Shelter to Smarts Mountain Tenting Area

Trail markers on Mt. Cube
Day 135

Smarts Mountain Tenting Area to Ore Hill Campsite

Trail leaving Ore Hill Campsite
Day 136

Ore Hill Campsite to Jeffers Brook Shelter

Crossing the summit of Mt. Moosilauke
Day 137

Jeffers Brook Shelter to Kinsman Notch

Late summer flowers
Day 138

Kinsman Notch to Eliza Brook Shelter

Evening on Lonesome Lake
Day 139

Eliza Brook Shelter to Lonesome Lake Hut

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