Comments on: Katahdin to Monson or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Water http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/ Explaining things that don't make sense (and often those that do) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:22:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-110299 Mike Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:43:18 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-110299 How did you get to Katahdin? I am trying to figure out a goo way to access the trail up north. [Concord Trailways bus service from Boston, to Bangor, ME and then to Medway, ME. Shuttle from there to Millinocket and Baxter via the A.T. Lodge up there.] How did you get to Katahdin? I am trying to figure out a goo way to access the trail up north.

[Concord Trailways bus service from Boston, to Bangor, ME and then to Medway, ME. Shuttle from there to Millinocket and Baxter via the A.T. Lodge up there.]

]]> By: Joshua Cranmer http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-96610 Joshua Cranmer Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:11:58 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-96610 I recall climbing Katahdin; instead of hitting the Appalachian Trail, I (with my sisters and some family friends) hiked over Knife's Edge. For those of you not acquainted with Baxter State Park, Knife's Edge is the path that is obscured by clouds in the first pictures. It's a rather narrow trail which involves at some points a bit of "rock scrambling" while on either side is a very steep drop. And, by the end, you've lost the notion of ever having thighs at one point (it's a steep climb *down*). [Yeah, the downhills are the real pains. Uphill you might go slowly, but you're not giving your knees nearly the pounding they get from each step with the force of your entire body and pack decelerating.] I recall climbing Katahdin; instead of hitting the Appalachian Trail, I (with my sisters and some family friends) hiked over Knife’s Edge. For those of you not acquainted with Baxter State Park, Knife’s Edge is the path that is obscured by clouds in the first pictures. It’s a rather narrow trail which involves at some points a bit of “rock scrambling” while on either side is a very steep drop. And, by the end, you’ve lost the notion of ever having thighs at one point (it’s a steep climb *down*).

[Yeah, the downhills are the real pains. Uphill you might go slowly, but you're not giving your knees nearly the pounding they get from each step with the force of your entire body and pack decelerating.]

]]> By: spark http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-96197 spark Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:40:26 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-96197 hey jeff- also great to see your updates! happy birthday, man! i hope u had a little trail mix birthday cake or something on you. ;-) [Nope, tho I'm staying at a hostel tonight rather than in a lean-to or tent. :-) Rain at around five put a damper (pun intended!) on plans to set up somewhere trailside.] hey jeff- also great to see your updates! happy birthday, man! i hope u had a little trail mix birthday cake or something on you. ;-)

[Nope, tho I'm staying at a hostel tonight rather than in a lean-to or tent. :-) Rain at around five put a damper (pun intended!) on plans to set up somewhere trailside.]

]]> By: Dad http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-95992 Dad Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:15:06 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-95992 I suggest the next time you hit a town of any size you buy a memory card. Your mom had a 1G card, which lasted over 2 weeks in Europe last summer. Even 512K should be plenty for you. (I assume you use a standard SD card.) [Yeah, that's on the agenda for Gorham, which probably has enough store depth to cover it.] I suggest the next time you hit a town of any size you buy a memory card. Your mom had a 1G card, which lasted over 2 weeks in Europe last summer. Even 512K should be plenty for you. (I assume you use a standard SD card.)

[Yeah, that's on the agenda for Gorham, which probably has enough store depth to cover it.]

]]> By: JB http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-95816 JB Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:57:52 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-95816 Great to see your update. Have fun and stay safe! Love, Aunt Jan Great to see your update. Have fun and stay safe!

Love,

Aunt Jan

]]> By: David Humphrey http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-95472 David Humphrey Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:24:58 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-95472 When you're back and looking for podcasts, you might enjoy these: http://www.trailcast.org/. Pretty cool that you're doing the AT. God bless you on your way. When you’re back and looking for podcasts, you might enjoy these: http://www.trailcast.org/. Pretty cool that you’re doing the AT. God bless you on your way.

]]> By: Smokey Ardisson http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-95169 Smokey Ardisson Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:30:14 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-95169 This series will be a nice change-of-pace from the meeting minutes and other informative Mozilla posts on planet; thanks for sharing your trek with us. We used to day-hike Blood Mountain in the winter when I was in Scouts, and did another section (I can no longer recall which) in preparation for Philmont; I still can’t fathom doing that every day for six months. :-) Best wishes for a safe journey, and enjoy the hike! This series will be a nice change-of-pace from the meeting minutes and other informative Mozilla posts on planet; thanks for sharing your trek with us.

We used to day-hike Blood Mountain in the winter when I was in Scouts, and did another section (I can no longer recall which) in preparation for Philmont; I still can’t fathom doing that every day for six months. :-) Best wishes for a safe journey, and enjoy the hike!

]]> By: crowder http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-95127 crowder Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:30:45 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-95127 This is a fun read, please keep it up. :) This is a fun read, please keep it up. :)

]]> By: Ted Mielczarek http://whereswalden.com/2008/06/27/katahdin-to-monson-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-water/#comment-95110 Ted Mielczarek Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:02:10 +0000 http://whereswalden.com/?p=42#comment-95110 Wow, impressive! Good luck on the rest of your trip, we'll see you in November. Wow, impressive! Good luck on the rest of your trip, we’ll see you in November.

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