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Uncle Tom and I were out on Mt Abraham in Maine over the past two days to do our "spring cleaning" trail maintenance, and we met a really early NoBo named Turkish at the Spaulding Mtn Lean-to. I'm amazed that anyone is this far north this early in the year, especially with the late winter conditions we've had up here. Just in the section Tom and I were on, the snow was still several feet deep in some places (and in others, the trail was flowing like a river).
He was at the Stratton Hostel last night, and will be taking a slackpack day today and a zero tomorrow if all goes according to plan. We met him at the White Wolf last night after he'd slogged through more snow and a raging Carrabassett River. Pretty rugged guy! I'm guessing there aren't any other NoBos ahead of him... that would be just crazy!
Runner2017
05-21-2017, 08:43
I met some NoBo at Springer last December. Last fall and winter were way too warm in the southeast.
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Tundracamper
05-21-2017, 08:46
Yep, the late cold up north and early warm down south probably contributed to many early NoBos.
Slo-go'en
05-21-2017, 10:36
I saw a FP post the other day of a thru hiker in Monson.
Jon (#6 at HF), who is in the East B Rd. vicinity today, started north January 18. I met him during his zero day in N. Woodstock.
TJ aka Teej
05-21-2017, 17:53
Sounds like the guy in Monson who was asking about fords in the 100. I wonder how he got across the Kennebec? And the Whites, for that matter.
Runner2017
05-21-2017, 18:17
Sounds like the guy in Monson who was asking about fords in the 100. I wonder how he got across the Kennebec? And the Whites, for that matter.
using packraft? good thing is they don't need to deal with ticks.
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Last year 2 Nobos finished early May. 1 swam the Kennebec, the other got a ride.
TJ aka Teej
05-21-2017, 21:47
Last year 2 Nobos finished early May.
They didn't climb Katahdin.
Sounds like the guy in Monson who was asking about fords in the 100. I wonder how he got across the Kennebec? And the Whites, for that matter.
He said he had gotten in touch with a local lady who was going to meet him with her boat. No fording for him. Aside from the craziness of being so early in the season, he seemed like a very level headed and reasonable guy :-)
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They didn't climb Katahdin.
One did, one didn't.
And they are all ignoring the pleas of the volunteers that maintain the trails to please stay off during mud season.
I guess it's "the other guy" that does the damage.