Katahdin in Sight

I just waved goodbye to Dave (Dad K) who is setting off to Maine with Bob Bush (dad of Bigby's good friend and fellow Eagle Scout Dan Bush.) They will drive up to the Bush family's camp in Maine, about an hour from Baxter State Park. Then tomorrow, they will make the short (hour or so) hop over to a campground in the Park, and wait for Rob to join them for his last night on the Trail. I've sent beef stew and goodies to prepare them for their four-mile ascent, scheduled for Saturday, just two days before the Park closes for the winter! The weather prediction, which had been kind of dismal, has just brightened up for Saturday - to "partly cloudy" - a big improvement over the showers that had been predicted all week.

I'd sent off my last big resupply about two weeks ago - to prepare Rob for the "Hundred Mile Wilderness". He received 16 pounds of food - enough for 8 or 9 days - see below!

Connie, Postmaster-Relief at the East Glastonbury P.O., has overseen many of the supply boxes I've sent over the past six months. Thanks, Connie!

Rob sent this photo with the message "Katahdin in sight" from about 200 miles out. He hasn't seen it much since - due to cloudy weather whenever he was up high.Haven't been able to hear too much from Rob during his transit of the 100 miles of wilderness!

Enjoy your last hours on the Trail, Rob! Can't wait to have you home - (expecting them on Sunday) and hear about all your adventures. Wish I were there too! Love, Mom (Mom K)

PS: A couple hours after I posted this I got a phone call from Rob - heading out of Millinocket, ME. He'd made it to Abol Bridge, a few miles out of Baxter State Park. Tomorrow he'll have a 10 mile hike to the Katahdin Stream campground. Then, Katahdin. So, he now has 15 miles left on his >2000 mile journey.