A 6 month, 2,180 mile, southbound thru hike on the Appalachian Trail as a charity hike for the American Heart Association. This hike is in loving honor and memory of my wonderful father, Porter Ballard.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Caratunk- zero day
The fellowship and I decided to camp in Caratunk as a zero day- I had enough food to eat out of my pack, so why not? :) We decided to tent at the Northern Outdoors after hearing that there would be a hot tub, a swimming pool, wifi, and a pool table all available to us just for tenting there! We arrived on a Saturday and lucky for us live bands play there on Saturday nights! It was so much fun to boogie on the dance floor with Mosey for a bit. I had a blast and let my body enjoy the relaxation and heal up for what's to come. The next 40 miles will be okay, but once I hit Stratton things are going to get a little hairy. Southern Maine and the Whites in New Hampshire are the most difficult parts of the Appalachian Trail- that difficulty is balanced with massive amounts of beauty, but it's still going to be so rough. So, for now, I'm taking it easy breezy and just letting the relaxing side of the trail sink in :)
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