Day 160, Thursday-9/10/09
Bird, 19.5 miles hiked, 2127.9 miles from Springer
The excitement is building; we are so close to the end. Our food is running out a lot quicker than we’d hoped, so today was time to make some miles. It was hard to get out of the tent though, because it was chilly this morning. Once we got going the terrain was really chill which reminded me why I liked hiking again. And we passed a ton of lakes of today… so beautiful. Have I mentioned I really like Maine?
We got to the shelter way before dark. It was a nice spot with a wonderful spring and a fire already made. There are lots of folks joining us at Potaywadjo Spring Lean-To: Brown Cow, Brown Chicken, K-Bar, Ahab, Space, Cloud, Bunyon, and Cloud Buster.
Congrats to Fidget who is summiting today. You go! You’re amazing! We miss you! We are so glad you were such a big part of our hike. Woohoo. That was Mama Bear giving you an, “I love you” howl!
#9 Limbo, 2127.9 miles
LIMBO’S FAVORITES
Hostel: Standing Bear, Tennessee
Trail Town: Monson, Maine
State: Maine
Section: Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Trail Magic: “Paddy O” and his Trail Bombs in New York
Trail Food: Iced honey buns… 500 calories each, I eat two every morning for breakfast
Trail Personality: “N-Da-Wind”, a biker chick pre-Trail Days
Hiker: Fidget
Off-Trail treat: Beer….. it’s a real muscle relaxer
Off-Trail stay: Dr. Sean’s in Massachusetts
Shelter:Overmountain, Virginia
Trail Mantra: “If we were in a hurry, we wouldn’t be hiking.”
Mountain: Twin Peaks, New Hampshire
Water Source: Garfield Spring, New Hampshire
Piece of gear: Our Big Sky tent, a.k.a. Big Stinky. We’ve slept in it for more than 150 nights and it’s still in one piece.
September 25, 2009 at 9:21 am
Who is this Fidget you speak of?
September 25, 2009 at 9:25 am
One last thing. NoDoze….thank you so much for putting their notes to the blog. I read these everyday and love it. I got a bunch of co-workers hooked as well. If you are ever in the Cincy area, I’ll buy you a beer. Cheers!
September 25, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Thank you for the kind words, Dan. I’ll take you up on that beer offer if I’m in your area. If you’ll be at the wedding, be sure and find me.
October 8, 2009 at 11:44 pm
My eyes got watery reading this, guys. Love you, and your little dog too