Woke up to another beautiful morning.

Abol Pines Campground

Did the AT Hike Morning Routine and got to the trail. We hiked back to Abol Bridge and saw this view of Mt. Katahdin.

Mt. Katahdin From Abol Bridge

We got some junk food at the Abol Bridge Camp Store and headed into the woods for the beginning of the 100 Mile Wilderness. Just in the woods we found this Warning Sign!

100 Mile Wilderness Warning Sign!

This sign reads:

CAUTION
IT IS 100 MILES TO THE NEAREST TOWN AT MONSON. THERE ARE NO PLACES TO OBTAIN SUPPLIES OR HELP UNTIL MONSON. DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS SECTION UNLESS YOU HAVE A MINIMUM OF 10 DAYS SUPPLIES AND ARE FULLY EQUIPPED. THIS IS THE LONGEST WILDERNESS SECTION OF THE ENTIRE AT AND ITS DIFFICULTY SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.
GOOD HIKING!
MATC

Ok then! Well We definitely had enough food. Maybe too much! So we were ready…

We headed South into the wilderness. We hiked about 2.5 miles before it started to rain. We were planning on hiking further, but were not in the mood to stay wet. We hiked one more mile to the Hurd Brook Lean-to and decided to stay there for the night.

Hurd Brook Lean-to

There were a father and daughter there and settled in already. They were from New Hampshire and had come out to hike the 100 mile wilderness. They informed us that the the rain was not going to stop until the day after tomorrow and that they were going to wait it out. They also had brought too much food and were willing to share it. Sounded good to us.

So we settled in and got the fire started. We kept that fire going all that day and night and the next day and night. The father was so impressed with our abilities to keep the fire going in the rain that he nick-named is “The Tennessee Fire Company.”

The rain stopped late on the 21st. So we rested and ate till the morning of the 22nd.