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| Caught Jay with a mouthful of Snickers. This picture is at the treeline, about halfway up Katahdin. Jay had summitted on Monday, and he hiked up again Wednesday when Mark and I were able to be there. The views were spectacular! |
I know everyone is eagerly anticipating Jay's finish of the Appalachian Trail.... He summitted Katahdin on September 12, 2011! It was a beautiful day, and he was able to finish the 10.4 mile round trip from The Birches thru-hiker shelter in about 6.5 hours. There wasn't much scenery from the top because of clouds, but he got some good views on the way up. Jay's thru-hike took him 5 months and 5 days, much less than he expected.
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| Mark and Helen at treeline halfway up Katahdin. The Owl is seen in the background. We stopped here because we were short on time, and the summit of Katahdin was clouded in anyway. |
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| Mt. Katahdin from Katahdin Stream Campground By the time we came down to the trailhead the summit was beautiful and clear. |
Awesome! Congratulations to Jay and family! :) We are expecting to hear from Michael today. Brian is at Baxter State Park waiting on him to come through. What an incredible journey. I have enjoyed your journals and photos. I hope our paths cross again sometime. - Dawn
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update, Dawn! I hope Michael has had a wonderful and adventurous trip. I'm proud of him for making it!
ReplyDeleteDavidC, I appreciate the comment. We'll still be posting as Jay gets through his pictures and memories. Thank you for checking in.
We appreciate everyone who has continued to check in on updates. This has been a lot of fun for all of us!