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 124 - Day Off in Gorham

Day: 124

Date: Saturday, 26 August 2023

Start:  US Route 2 (AT Mile 1900.0) but staying in Gorham 

Finish:  US Route 2 (AT Mile 1900.0) but staying in Gorham 

Daily Kilometres:  0

GPX Track:  Click here for Julie’s Strava & Photos from her walk around Gorham this afternoon.

Total Kilometres:  3107.9

Weather:  Mild, mostly overcast with a late shower.

Accommodation:  Motel

Nutrition:

  Breakfast:  MacDonalds Breakfast Platter

  Lunch:  Ham, chicken & cheese subs

  Dinner:  Chinese buffet 

Aches:  Dave - left knee sore; Julie - nothing reported 

Highlight:  None really 

Lowlight:  None really 

Pictures: No photos today.

Map and Position: Click here for Google Map

Journal:

We had a good sleep-in then walked half a mile to the town McDonalds for breakfast before shopping for supplies to see us through the next five days at a small grocery and outdoor store.

When Dave returned to our motel they were cleaning our room which was a total mess.  We hadn't expected the room to be serviced and there was damp gear spread all over and hanging from every conceivable place to dry along with a bathtub covered in leaf debris that was coming off the drying tent, fly and groundsheet.  While waiting outside he could hear muttered curses, but they were polite and friendly when they emerged from the room and Dave apologised for its state.

After lunch we had a quiet afternoon on admin and packing stuff.  Julie went for a short walk but got caught in a rain shower.

The small town of Gorham seems to be an ATV centre and they are roaring up and down the street, for sale or rent at multiple stores, and parked in all the motel carparks.

For dinner, we went to the All-You-Can-Eat buffet at the Chinese restaurant next door to our motel and ate all that we could eat.  A couple wearing guns sat at a nearby table.  Maybe it gets a bit rough at the buffet some nights.

Back on the trail tomorrow, with a 6:30am pickup booked from our motel for the short journey back to the trailhead.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 27, 2023 at 3:27 AM

    I need more detail on what a “McDonald’s breakfast platter” is

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  2. LouiseAugust 27, 2023 at 7:18 PM

    In your 1986 journal you mention seeing creatures each day - a diverse range (squirrels, moose, deer, chipmunks, grouse, porcupine, tortoise etc). What about this time? You have mentioned some snakes and a bear but have you seen many other animals?

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