Some Katahdin Stream Campground questions answered

[mcgrabo]

Hello Folks. Got to KSC on Oct 10th and waited for my son. Lots of hikers were finishing their journey, so it was great to be there. Meet a bunch of real nice people, young and old. Moms and dads waiting for their kids, ( yes, you are still 'our kids' ). Meet a couple of park rangers that were very helpful, also some campers that were just getting away from it all for a day or 2. I spent over 6 hours in the camp ground, so I was just looking for information from everyone, thanks. My son hadn't shown up, so I started asking hikers if they had seen him. A few had seen him and thought he should have been down by now. I shared the whoopee pies, my wife had made, with the hikers and some of their friends. I saved 1 for the kid, it was the smallest 1. Offered some sodas, which they seemed to enjoyed. I know I wasn't invited, but this was a great party. Some hikers said he may have come down off Katahdin (what a great word ), on a different trail. I waited until dark and asked if anyone wanted a ride into town. A young couple from Cali rode down with me. It was great hearing about their journey. Got to the hotel and the boy and a couple of his trail mates had already showered ( man, that room still stunk ). They had come down the Razor's Edge trail and were in town 2 hours before me. Probably borin' the hell out of you, so I will stop. I will never forget this trip. Oh, gave myself a trail name, Hoss. Thanks for all the help here and there. Mike G.

[gumball]

Mike, we were there the day before you, just scouting for the last of our section hikes coming up (we hope) in the upcoming year. There was a dad, I assume, waiting for his kid to come down that day too--radio going, cooler in the back of his truck. Looked like he was having a good time. We enjoyed our day in the park, got lots of good photos and are really looking forward to doing this final section. Glad you found your son

[mcgrabo]

Thanks. I was worried because a hiker was asked if he had hiked the knife's edge and his reply was, "No way ". I saw the log that my son had signed in the morning and it said he left at 7:57 and was going to hike the Knife's edge. It got dark and I headed to town. He had traveled 2,180 miles and had been sleeping outdoors, so I hoped he would be okay. When I got to the hotel and he was there, I was very relieved. It was a great time for me. Hikers are amazing.