We finally climbed all of the intimidating mountain ranges on the trail. All that remains now are beautiful stretches of hilly land, rivers, and hopefully nice weather.

This morning, I woke up late. In hiking four miles in an hour, I still was late to the Kennebec River. They have a canoe to shuttle hikers across the river. Unfortunately, the shuttles stopped at 11:00, and I arrived at 11:01. I waited around until 2:00, when the shuttles began again, and we paddled across to the town of Caratunk.

Yes, I took longer than expected to get here, but Maine has been my favorite state so far on the journey. Everyone is friendly here. The land is beautiful, and I am often reminded of Michigan. One of the disadvantages is weak reception, so posts have been fewer, but I will do my best to keep you all updated.

We were also recently hosted by an incredibly generous local, Tom Dickey. He was so kind to hikers, and it really made my hike that much better.

150 miles to go!