Travel Home

Just a quick update on traveling home:

After the Appalachian Trail, Will drove up to Maine to pick me up and drive me home. That was a super fun trip itself! First we dropped Lilly and Elizabeth off in Boston to fly home and stayed the night there. We then went to Portland, ME to see Starboi, PB, Plug, Rocket, and Flapjack one last time before saying goodbye for good.

Portland is a beautiful town. We went out to downtown and roamed the city. Felt like we were back in a trail town. Will and I went to a previous thru-hiker’s house to whom Anna had introduced me as I was preparing for the trail. Joe quickly helped me in my prep. He and his wife helped me with suggestions on the trail and words of encouragement. Again, thank you Joe for your help!

Will and I stayed two nights in the Whites. We should have hiked more but I was kind of hiked out… Plus the Whites are difficult hiking.

We stayed with Brenda for a night in DC and I got to see an old friend, Trey. It’s always good to catch up with him. We then went over to the Shenandoahs and camped out for a night. We had a pretty good hike with some nice waterfalls. Apparently there was a bear on the trail but some people ahead of us had scared the bear away.
I arrived home the day before Anna’s birthday party and surprised her. Hers and Amy’s reactions were well worth it!