poison ivy
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I’m not sure I would have been looking forward to my 100-Mile Wilderness hike quite so much if I knew what kind of weather I’d be having along the way! Needless to say, it rained four days out of the seven… which made for some challenging conditions. 
I didn’t take a lot of pictures because of the rain, but I have them posted (pictures here) for anyone who is interested.
For space purposes, I’m not going to post my gigantic trip report here, but anyone who has time to kill, needs a nap, etc. and wants to read eight days of my ramblings can find them posted starting (trail journal here) I’m going to keep my comments here short (for me anyway.)
Overall, this hike was one of the most physically and mentally challenging adventures I’ve had so far. There was one day when all I wanted in the world was to be warm and dry at home and would have quit if I could have… yet my favorite day on the trail came just a couple days later when I hiked almost 20 miles in a downpour… go figure! Not only was the weather challenging, but I really pushed myself to do big miles several days in a row… something I never thought I was capable of before. My feet and I are not really on speaking terms at this time.
Here’s a short summary of each day for those who don’t want to wade through the longer daily report:
Sat., 8/27: 10.4 miles to Wilson Valley Lean-to
Sun, 8/28: 15.6 miles to Chairback Gap (tenting)
Mon., 8/29: 9.9 miles to Carl Newall Lean-to
Tues., 8/30: 10.8 miles to East Branch Lean-to
Wed., 8/31: 19.5 miles to Potaywadjo Lean-to
Thurs., 9/1: 18.2 miles to Rainbow Stream Lean-to
Fri., 9/2: 15 miles to Abol Bridge
Hurricane remnant rain, wet matches, more nights than I expected alone, sopping wet boots & gear -- these are among the challenges thrown in my path along the way and I’m really amazed that managed to hike 100 miles despite it all. (I am amazed that thru-hikers do this all on a weekly basis.) I walked across Abol Bridge yesterday with the feeling I can accomplish anything I set my mind to, which is a feeling I have all too infrequently. It was truly a life changing trip, in many ways that I can’t really explain.
Special thanks goes to Tramper Al, who coordinated our terrific float plane ride over the 100-Mile Wilderness, which I would highly recommend to anyone considering hiking it… it was a fantastic way to start the trip (and represented some of my only views of these mountains.) Tramper Al was also a smiling face at the top of some foggy mountains at the start of the trip and offered words of encouragement in register entries on lonely days when they were really needed, so thank you again. Thanks also goes to so many here in the VFTT community who encouraged me and wished me luck as I planned, worried and talked endlessly about this trip.
- Ivy
I didn’t take a lot of pictures because of the rain, but I have them posted (pictures here) for anyone who is interested.For space purposes, I’m not going to post my gigantic trip report here, but anyone who has time to kill, needs a nap, etc. and wants to read eight days of my ramblings can find them posted starting (trail journal here) I’m going to keep my comments here short (for me anyway.)
Overall, this hike was one of the most physically and mentally challenging adventures I’ve had so far. There was one day when all I wanted in the world was to be warm and dry at home and would have quit if I could have… yet my favorite day on the trail came just a couple days later when I hiked almost 20 miles in a downpour… go figure! Not only was the weather challenging, but I really pushed myself to do big miles several days in a row… something I never thought I was capable of before. My feet and I are not really on speaking terms at this time.
Here’s a short summary of each day for those who don’t want to wade through the longer daily report:
Sat., 8/27: 10.4 miles to Wilson Valley Lean-to
Sun, 8/28: 15.6 miles to Chairback Gap (tenting)
Mon., 8/29: 9.9 miles to Carl Newall Lean-to
Tues., 8/30: 10.8 miles to East Branch Lean-to
Wed., 8/31: 19.5 miles to Potaywadjo Lean-to
Thurs., 9/1: 18.2 miles to Rainbow Stream Lean-to
Fri., 9/2: 15 miles to Abol Bridge
Hurricane remnant rain, wet matches, more nights than I expected alone, sopping wet boots & gear -- these are among the challenges thrown in my path along the way and I’m really amazed that managed to hike 100 miles despite it all. (I am amazed that thru-hikers do this all on a weekly basis.) I walked across Abol Bridge yesterday with the feeling I can accomplish anything I set my mind to, which is a feeling I have all too infrequently. It was truly a life changing trip, in many ways that I can’t really explain.
Special thanks goes to Tramper Al, who coordinated our terrific float plane ride over the 100-Mile Wilderness, which I would highly recommend to anyone considering hiking it… it was a fantastic way to start the trip (and represented some of my only views of these mountains.) Tramper Al was also a smiling face at the top of some foggy mountains at the start of the trip and offered words of encouragement in register entries on lonely days when they were really needed, so thank you again. Thanks also goes to so many here in the VFTT community who encouraged me and wished me luck as I planned, worried and talked endlessly about this trip.
- Ivy
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