Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Up at 6:30. Overcast and cool.
Just 3.7 miles downhill to the ferry then .4 miles to the road and a shuttle to the hostel. Yey.
On trail (mile 2043.1) at 7:45. Easy day following the stream that flows out of Pierce Pond. Lots of waterfalls all the way today. We stopped at a good viewpoint for a waterfall at 1 mile from camp.
Arrived at the canoe ferry across the Kennebec River at 9:45. There were 3 people in front of us so we had to wait for 2 round trips before we crossed. Ferry holds 2 passengers.
Got a shuttle to the Sterling Inn (mile 2047.1) and checked in just before 10:30. I stayed here last year. Showered and did laundry. Got more chores to do this afternoon. Full house at the hostel including Toni, Antlers, Flash, Crash, and a lot of others.
Had lunch at hostel and did a bunch of chores. Finalized our hiking plan for the next 12 days. Made hostel and shuttle reservations in Milinocket. All we need to do yet is schedule our resupply drop into the Hundred Mile Wilderness (HMW) on day 5 of our HMW trek.
I also changed the display on my watch to show fewer fields but in a bigger font while hiking. Old age sucks!
We are all resupplied and packed for tomorrow. Got 14.7 miles with one medium sized mountain mid-day.
Went to dinner at the rafting adventure place a few miles up the road with Antlers and Perfect Day. Back to hostel and had a long call with Pitcrew.
About 8 of us hung out in the hiker lounge and chatted until 8:30. Very nice social evening.
Technical Notes:
- Pop tarts 360
- Payday 240
- Dr Pepper 150
- Hot pocket x2 720
- Frozen pizza slice 500
- Hershey bar 210
- Meatloaf and mashed potatoes 1000
- Beers x4 800
- Water liters 1
- Miles 5.93
- Time 2:30
- Up 318
- Down 925
- Calories consumed 4000
- Calories burned 910
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