Tuesday, July 6, 2010
In the Future
On to the higher summits of the Presidentials on Monday with Dr. Jerry Mullin (my hiking chemistry professor). Hope for good weather, as I'll be on an exposed alpine ridgeline (5,000 feet above sea level) for about 25 miles!! Once I enter Maine my folks will be meeting me at select road crossings to resupply me, starting at Grafton Notch, so I won't be stopping at many more post offices. If you really want to send me one last care packaged, mail it to Caratunk, ME 04925. I should be there by July 22. Posts may be few and far between from here on out, as I will be in the wild woods of Maine. Thanks for all your support!
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Don't forget Mahoosuc Notch...the real "welcome to Maine". "Mahoosuc" is an old Abenaki word that roughly translates as "where-the-moose-bit-it", referring to the frequent and untimely demise of moose on this particular mile of trail. There's often ice in there well into July. I suppose Emily would call this "trail magic" at this point. More than once last week I wished I could get off whatever roof or wall I was on, and get up around 4000 feet...maybe she dodged the worst of the heat wave.
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