Julie and I are hiking the Appalachian Trail in the US from Springer Mt, Georgia, to Mt Katahdin, Maine, in the north, a distance of almost 2,200 miles (3,540 km). Our journey will start in early May 2023 and is expected to take about five months. We will be mostly camping, carrying 3-5 days of supplies to get us between resupply points, where we will be staying in hostels/hotels/motels where we can. I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail back in 1986 so it will be interesting to see how much has changed and how much it has stayed the same.

Appalachian Trail - Day 116 - Day Off in Lincoln

Day: 116

Date: Friday, 18 August 2023

Start:  Kinsman Notch (AT Mile 1808.8) but staying in Lincoln.

Finish:  Kinsman Notch (AT Mile 1808.8) but staying in Lincoln.

Daily Kilometres:  0

GPX Track:  Click here for Julie’s Strava & Photos

Total Kilometres:  2968.2

Weather:  Mostly overcast and showery with a bit of sun in the afternoon.

Accommodation:  Motel

Nutrition:

  Breakfast:  Breakfast wraps and cookies.

  Lunch:  Mexicali subs

  Dinner:  Sausage, mac & cheese/Chicken burger & fries, apple Danish & rice pudding.

Aches:  Nothing to report.

Highlight:  We had dinner with a cousin of Dave's who we hadn't seen for a year or two who made the long drive up from Manchester NH for the occasion.  It was good to catch up on each other's news.

Lowlight:  None really.

Pictures: No pictures today.

Map and Position: Click here for Google Map

Journal:

The usual day-off activities today - resupplying for the next four days, replacing broken/worn gear (leaking water bottles, a bent carbon fibre trekking pole from yesterday's descent, a leaking air pillow, new boots for Dave, hopefully with better grip), eating and drinking.

For much of the day it was raining, so we were happy not to be hiking in the mountains.

Julie went for a long walk in the afternoon and dropped the smartphone she found up on the mountain yesterday in at the local police station.  Despite her best efforts, contacting local hostels, calling recent numbers on the found phone and leaving message on hiking noticeboards, nobody has claimed it.

While Julie was out walking, Dave worked out our more detailed schedule for the remainder of the hike.  Barring the unforeseen, we should summit Mt Katahdin, and the end of the trail, on 16 September.  Less than a month to go!

We had an early dinner with Dave's cousin who drove up from the south of New Hampshire (see above) at the restaurant adjacent to the motel and then packed to be ready for an early departure back to the trail tomorrow morning.

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