Thank you all so much for you kind wishes, prayers, and support. It's been a blessing to be able to share my journey with you.
Check back next week for a few exciting events that are set to take place!.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Victory!!
Tuesday (9-6) started at 9 AM as the hostel owner (Ole Man) shuttled us back to the Abol Bridge. Here is a view of Mt. Katahdin in the distance.
We had lunch along the Nesowadnehunk Stream which was deep and furious. Fortunately, we didn't have to ford the stream because we wouldn't have been able to do so. It was at least chest-high. We reached Katahdin Stream Campsite at the base of the mountain at 2:15 PM. After paying $10 to camp we were able to get a two person lean-to. Chainsaw stayed in his tent and I shared a lean-to with Old Grand Dad. We hiked 9.9 miles. We were up early on Wednesday (9-7) to get our exciting day started. We started hiking up the mountain at 6 AM. The weather was cool and later in the morning it began to rain. As we proceeded up the mile high mountain, the temperature dropped and the wind picked up. We reached the summit at 11 AM.
We took a few pictures and then started heading back down after 15 minutes. The wind chill felt like it was in the 30 degree range. It was a tough climb going up and coming back down. We got back to the ranger station at 4 PM. The AT Lodge owner shuttled us to Millinocket, ME for the evening. Tomorrow Deadman and I head to Bangor, ME in the morning and hopefully Acadia National Park in the afternoon if the weather is OK. We both fly home on Friday. I'm looking forward to getting home but it has been a GREAT adventure.
Thank you all so much for you kind wishes, prayers, and support. It's been a blessing to be able to share my journey with you.
Check back next week for a few exciting events that are set to take place!.
Thank you all so much for you kind wishes, prayers, and support. It's been a blessing to be able to share my journey with you.
Check back next week for a few exciting events that are set to take place!.
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Bob, congratulations on the completion of your fantastic journey. You will always be my hero, and an inspiration to young and old alike. I am looking forward to seeing you again in the near future so you can describe your next expedition to me.
ReplyDeleteBill Barber
Congratulations! I'm so glad that you've completed your journey. My dad and I are still hoping to get as far as you have sometime in the near future! Thanks for keeping us updated so we could follow your grand adventure.
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Margaret Lilly (from the Shenandoah Nat'l Park campsite)
What a beautiful smile! You look like a man whose DREAM just came true!! Hip HIP HOORAY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMichelle Schulz
Yahoooo!
ReplyDeleteLarry Bender
Whoop Dee doo! You made it. Fantastic!...and now, back to Ohio! Can you believe it! We loved being part of your journey.
ReplyDeleteSue and Kim Brown
I do not know what to say that hasn't been said by your followers, but I am truly in awe of what you have done. I had so much respect and admiration for you BEFORE you did this crazy thing, but now you have accomplished the amazing and the incredible. Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteCindy Angell
Congratulations Bob! I am so happy for your accomplishment and rejoice that many of us got to share in the details. The closest I did to your trek, was ride my Norton motorcycle from Cleveland to Bar Harbor and camp in Acadia Nat. Park. You've been blessed to make the journey, and make many lifelong friends! Congrats again!
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Mark Gwynn
Great job, Bob. We talked about you at Best from West today. We are all so impressed with you, happy for you, and proud to know you. You've enriched all our lives with your excellent blog.
ReplyDeleteGinny Miller
Congratulations Bob!! It was a pleasure meeting you on the trail in NH, and I've enjoyed following your blog since we met. Thanks for sharing your trip with all of us.
ReplyDeleteCarl Wentzel (from Lakes of the Clouds)
Buckeye congrats on a great journey. Pace and I wish you the in the future. Hope re-enter goes easy.
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Porter
What an accomplishment! Congratulations. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading about your trek from Georgia to Maine.
ReplyDelete-Maria Murphy (Weston Hurd)
CONGRATS CONGRATS CONGRATS!! I was thinking about how coming home will be surely a "culture shock" for you. You'll have to blog about how the first few weeks home are. Loved following you on your adventure!
ReplyDeleteThe Harps
Way to go. Glad to see you have accomplished this wonderful trip. You are home with your family by now and I am sure they are happy to have you home safely. Thank you for taking us all along on your adventure as I enjoyed reading every post about it. It was great. Thank the Lord he kept you safe along the way. Mary
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