Woke up to check ford. The Water level is maybe even higher than yesterday even though rain stopped around 6pm. So the mountains are draining.
Went to check out parking lot to see about ride into town.
Pringles was there. He had a maine gazateer in the car amd we found a route across the river on logging roads. I love state gazateers. Always carry one in your car when adventuring.
He Said we can scout the bridge. It Looks good so we come back and rush packing up so he can start his hike amd still take.us down the road. he takes us over bridge. When he leaves we see a huge puddle.of gas. We tried but failed to run after him to let him know of his situation.He punctured his tank driving us so we feel awful. Sent him a message. We feel awful.
Walk down road for another 5 miles and we should reach the other side.of the ford. Not five minutes.of walking passes when a Truck rolls up. It was some Hunters checking out the back roads. Dad and old man. Offer to explore with us. They ended up dropping us off with just over a mile to go. So much time saved. How lucky are we to encounter 2 hitches in the middle.of the 100 mile wilderness. Maybe it.aint so wild afterall.
Into the woods. Muddy wet climbs all day to get over the white cap range. I wore my Sealskinz for the first time this trip amd they rock. Becca's feet are soaked. Get to first shelter .push on over the white caps.
Pushed all through whitecaps. Amazing. Ar the top.of the main peak we could clearly see katahdin. There was a Super cold wind biting North wimd as we descended the open summit. It was strong enough to throw us off balance on the rocks. But then magic happened. Nearly all the. Way down the matc had.installed stone steps. Its Like thematc rolled out red carpet for us nobos. They have sent a messgae. Dear nobos. Congratulations for getting up amd down all these mountains, let us make this penultimate descent an easy one for you. We feel lucky. Hopefully the ford across the east branch of the pleasant river is ok tomorrow.
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