I got up at 1:00am and walked down to the lake to look at the stars. No clouds and very clear. Zero ambient light. The Milky Way was a bright band running diagonal over the lake. Stars from the horizon up to the Milky Way and back down behind me. Awesome view.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Up at 6:30. Cool, partly cloud, breezy. Nice hiking weather.
On trail (mile 2157.7) at 8:00. We have 14.5 miles to go.
Nice trail paralleling the lake this morning including some beach walks.
That turned into a good hard climb to our last decent mountain before Katahdin. Including some interesting rock formations. Tough rooty trail again.
Stopped on summit of Nesuntabunt Mountain for second breakfast at 10:25 and 4.5 miles in.
Good view of Momma K topped in clouds. Hopefully we will see her in sunshine later today.
YouTube video of Katahdin and lake.
Found something interesting at Wadleigh Pond Road.
Stopped to fill up on water at noon. Mother Nature’s boat ramp.
Stopped at Rainbow Stream Cascades waterfall at 1:15 and 8.75 miles for a snack. Falls are flowing, but not nearly what they normally would due to drought.
Passed by Rainbow Springs Lean-To at 2:15. This was our backup in case of rain.
Stopped at Rainbow Lake Dam at 3:10. Thought about camping here but decided to push on. Awesome view of Katahdin from the tent spots.
At 4:00 we made at camp at Rainbow Spring Campsite (mile 2172.3). Good tent sites with picnic table, sheltered from the wind, and an amazing piped spring! Older gentleman from Tennessee named Wishbone we met on day 2 is here finishing his Hundred Mile Wilderness section hike and his summit of Katahdin. Had been sectioning with his brother, but the brother went home last Wednesday from Monson.
We all had dinner together at 5:45. By 6:30 everybody was cold and tired, so we adjourned to our tents. Took care of chores including blog edits by 7:00.
Going down to upper 40s and breezy tonight. Sleep pad is deflating within an hour. I picked a spot with a good bed of leaves for padding and insulation. Put two sit pads under the sleep pad at my torso to help with the cold that the ground sucks out of your body.
Good day overall. Just 1.5 days left on Maine on trail. Momma K is getting closer and closer.
Technical Notes:
- Pop tarts 360
- Trail mix 170
- Zero sugar sausage 120
- Trail mix 170
- Peak Refuel White Chicken Chili 760
- Fig bar 200
- Payday 250
- Fatty beef stick 200
- Water liters 4
- Miles 14.86
- Time 8:20
- Up 2635
- Down 2201
- Calories consumed 2230
- Calories burned 2856
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