What I did last weekend

[Andrew Breecher]

The 30th of July marked the one-year anniversary of my finishing the Appalachian Trail at the summit of Katahdin in northern Maine. Last weekend I went up to Maine and climbed Katahdin again on the 30th of July, this time with my sister and her husband.

Last year, of course, I wore my four-yard Bear kilt, which I wore every step of the way from Georgia to Maine. This year I wore my eight-yard tank. It was extremely windy, and I don't envy anyone who was climbing up behind me...and I do mean climbing! About two miles of trail is a rock scramble, many boulders taller than I am, requiring precarious footing. And of course on both sides is a steep drop straight off the mountain.

Here are some photos of the trip.

Andrew.

[A Dhuglas]

Thanks for posting and the pics. Very nice. Looks like you had an awesome day for the climb. Gets a little chilly up there when the wind is working -- it's the payoff for the sweat equity invested. Looks like you went up Knife Edge, no?

My only foray up Katahdin so far -- with a much thinner/physically fit me and my brother-in-law -- was through Chimney Pond and the 'less scary' trail on the opposite side of the mountain. Toasty/humid in the woods but once clear of the treeline - refreshing.

Dead east of Katahdin, right on the Maine/New Brunswick border is 'home.' At least, the place I feel is home since it was the one constant in a wandering childhood. Pine trees, granite, cold lakes...finestkind!

Oh...and nice kilt! Must've been a thrill for any Girl Scouts below you

[Andrew Breecher]

I went up the Hunt Trail (also the Appalachian Trail); the Knife Edge is even more extreme than what I pictured! No Girl Scouts, but last year I did a handstand when I finished the AT.

Andrew.