Destroyed 22.7 miles of Maine woods today. In the final stretch now and we mean business. Up at 6 am, walked until sunset. One of the best pure hiking days of the trail. Not much in the way of spectacular views, trail magic, or other events – just beautiful weather, good terrain, and generally feeling good. The theme of the day was ponds. After coming down from Little Bigelow the trail wove between several ponds as it progressed mile by mile toward Baxter State Park.
The showcase of fall colors continued, fallen leaves litter the trail, the night was cool, and the day was warm. As we walked along the edge of one of the ponds our progress was watched from a canoe by a man and his dog. It was super nice to have so much of the day on flat ground, probably climbed less today than any day in over a month.