peanut butter, bacon & Mt. Katahdin

 

This weekend I hiked Mt. Katahdin, Maine’s highest point at just over 5,200 feet and the end of the Appalachian Trail.  I had never hiked it before and it was something I felt I needed to do before leaving the state of Maine.

I also ate a peanut butter and bacon sandwich for the first time, something I never felt the need to do until after hiking Abol trail for several hours.  It was VERY delicious and another first.

Abol trail is the most direct route to Baxter Peak making it a pretty intense hand-over-foot hike for part of the way.  The trail started at our campground at about 1,200 feet.  We managed to hike to the peak and back down in 5 hours.

It was pretty hot on Sunday when we hiked, which only added to the challenge and the post delusion and exhaustion felt upon finishing. Despite the low energy levels, we were feeling pretty accomplished for the day.  My legs, still unable to run today, are still feeling it.

Favorite Foto Friday

This photo couldn’t be more appropriate for the week ahead!  This was taken of me and one of my dearest friends, Gwen, last year on July 5th at the Tides Beach Club in Kennebunkport.

Obviously the 4th is coming up this Wednesday and….Gwen is coming home to visit for a week on Monday!!!  As she lives in San Francisco now I don’t get to see her or chat with her nearly enough, my excitement pending her arrival is growing tremendously by the day.

I’m not sure if I will have Independence Day off from work at the Bistro yet or not, but either way I’m sure there will be much champagne, American flags and fun in the sun in the upcoming week!

Hope you all have a happy, fun and safe holiday week!