5.5 Miles to the top....

KATAHDIN !!!!!!!


Silas has reached the base of Mount Katahdin and is patiently waiting for us to arrive.  Jake and I saw him off in Georgia last April 1st and said we would meet him in Maine at Katahdin.  Silas has had an epic journey since then and we are ready to hold up our end of the bargain.  If all goes as planned we will summit on the 15th and celebrate with a fresh Maine Lobster on the 16th. 

I am looking forward to camping in Maine for the first time. I want to see a Moose, hear a Lake Loon call, and drink a cup of coffee around a New England campfire.  We will be a bit too early to see any fall leaves but the weather should feel like fall. 

Silas only has 5.5 miles left to go.  That last few miles will be an uphill climb to the summit of Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park.  It will probably be an emotional finish for him. Silas has been seeing the sign posts along the trail for the past five months with the word "Katahdin" carved into them. 

 

 

To finally find yourself waiting at the base of the mountain after walking towards it for 2189 miles and 165 days must be exciting. Silas, we will fully understand if you suddenly dash to the top before we arrive. 


What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-