Off to Maine

Tomorrow morning we'll be taking off to Maine to begin our long walk home. As you may or may not know, we are flip-flopping on our hike in order to avoid a number of problems we feared we might face. We have already completed the entire trail from Springer Mountain Georgia to the Brink Road Shelter in New Jersey (which accounts of exactly 1308.3 miles). However, now that we are approaching September, the prospect of hiking through Maine in late October strikes fear into our hearts. This situation also puts us in the ideal situation of walking south as it gets colder, and of hiking through New England during the fall foliage season. Most significantly though, the chance to "walk home" is just something we couldn't pass up.

While Maine and New Hampshire pose great threats physically, the fact that we'll be walking home can hopefully drive us past any challenges we face.

I also will try to be a little more consistent in my posting, so keep coming back for updates and hopefully you'll be receiving them and i'll see you in exactly 870.0 miles!