DONE!!!!!

We made our summit of Mt. Katahdin at around 10:40am, September 10, 2009. Taking a few days in Millinocket, ME to enjoy the End of Trails Festival, then onward to our respective homes. I hope to update the blog within the first week that I'm back home, but I suppose I shouldn't make any promises....

Well, okay...

So, we're in Maine, and finding internet is becoming more and more difficult. I, and everyone who follows this blog, is going to have to wait until the end of the trip for me to update. And this time, I mean it!

Dalton, MA

Trying to update the blog, but again, there are time limits to the computer use. Will keep updating as much as possible.

Still alive....

We are now in Unionville, NY. We can't seem to find a computer with unlimited time to update the blog, but please keep track; you never know when there will be a huge update.

We are still alive

Computers have been few and far between, (and with time limits) so we haven't been able to update as often as we'd like. We will update more when we can, but for now, just know we were last in Waynesboro, VA, and will probably update again when we arrive in Harper's Ferry, WV.

Waynesboro

We hiked out of Glasgow in good spirits. It had decided to drizzle, but it wasn't a bad day to hike. The next morning, however, it was raining and didn't let up once all day. We got to Priest Shelter, stayed the night there reading all of the "confessions" in the register. The next day was slightly foggy, but was clearing up by mid-morning. We had taken a break by Harpers Creek, and Don't Panic went ahead to sign the register. Wing It was still putting on her shoes when the unthinkable happened: her pack went end over end into the creek! Most of her stuff was in a liner bag, and therefor spared, except her cellphone and camera. Furious, she used her angry energy to fly up the Three Ridges, with the intent of making it into Waynesboro that night. Exhaustion finally caught up, as did Don't Panic, and we decided together to zero in Waynesboro whenever we arrived. We camped near the Blue Ridge Parkway with MIJ (Made In Japan), a fellow hiker from Japan that we had met earlier. The next morning we all but rushed to get into town, with the hopes of drying out the electronics. We got in, found a hotel, and tried everything we could to save the phone and camera. The phone made it, but alas, the camera that had been through hell on the PCT, died in Waynesboro, VA. All photos on the memory card should be okay, but we have no idea when they will be uploaded.

We zeroed in Waynesboro, eating at Ming's, an all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant that had to be the best on the trail so far. Everything got dried out, and we hoped to make miles in the coming days.

Natural Bridge

We wanted to into the town of Natural Bridge, so we hiked two miles to Glasgow, and got a ride from a trail angel. Natural Bridge is the home of a geological formation in which Cedar Creek carved out a gorge in the mountainous limestone terrain, forming an arch 215 ft high with a span of 90 ft. But that's not why we came. We came for another attraction, the Dinosaur Kingdom, a hand-made, fiberglass creation by local artist Mark Cline. It depicts dinosaurs versus the Union Army in an alternate universe Civil War! It was spectacular! Corny, but well worth the $8 to get in. We also went into the Haunted Mansion, by the same artist. Afterwards, we walked back to our motel room, and on the way was another Mark Cline creation, Foamhenge. It was a life-sized replica of Stonehenge, made with foam! There was even a fiberglass replica of Merlin, who in one theory helped make the original Stonehenge. Overall, a great nearo!