Climbing Katahdin's Knife Edge (Bad Moose Encounter) - International Appalachian Trail p3 скачать в хорошем качестве

Climbing Katahdin's Knife Edge (Bad Moose Encounter) - International Appalachian Trail p3

Heading southbound through Quebec on the 725 mile International Appalachian Trail! Soon to be in New Brunswick, Northern Maine, and climbing Mt Katahdin to end my hike of the IAT, and begin my hike of the AT. Assuming nothing goes wrong of course! Unfortunately I have a bad moose encounter, a mother and her baby moose child. She is huffing and puffing, stopping her feet, and here I am totally alone in the deep woods of Quebec just outside Gaspesie Provincial Park. I wound up running into 5 moose total, one of which as I turned a corner in the trail was no more than 15ft in front of me! I scared it, the moose scared me, and we both ran in opposite directions. Finishing up the QC portion of the trail I am reminded of how amazing it is there. Wild, remote, beautiful, and french! The trail often times wasn't maintained with some rough bushwhack and navigation. But it had incredible shelters and refuges ever 20 or so miles. Hiking along the beaches of the Gulf of St Lawrence was awesome. From sea level hiking to high alpine zones. This trail really tested and challeneged every skill I had while teaching me a whole lot more. It has shaped the hiker I am today in so many ways. Even towards the end of the hike, I wound up injuring my ankle badly, maybe a sprained ankle from hiking. I had to slow down, take some zero days, and learn to heal. I would do Quebec again any day. Sketchy river crossings and all! Entering New Brunswick I didn't have any map at all, and the only resource online I could find was a rough list of a few towns along the trail. I mostly had to figure it out for myself, which is strange because the trail does exist, just seemingly nobody cares about it. The first third of the hike is on a rails to trails system, the second third is a roadwalk along a highway through small rural towns, and the final section coming up on the US border is back onto the old railroad bed. In otherwords, it's less of a trail and more of a roadwalk. Still pleasent, and if you're lucky you may meet Bill Miller, legendary canoe maker who builds his wooden canoes by hand. He is a supporter of the IAT in the Nictau, Riley Brook, Tobique River area. I got a fair amount of trail magic in this area given my close proximity to roads at all times which was nice! Still I was beyond excited to get to the United States border and continue my travel south in my own country. The US border crossing is nothing special, you cross where all the cars do, and I even stood in line with the cars! I called border patrol once in the states as the trail proceeds to follow the line separating Canada and the US for 10 or so miles. I'd hate not to let them know I was out there and have some helicopter spot me instead! Maine continues the trend with a lot of roadwalking, and some nice rail trails. Again a ton of trail magic, and even some Amish sightings while they road around on their wooden buggies. I got some new Altra lone peak shoes in the mail, and I got my first ever Pa'lante packs Simple Backpack after having a lot of troubles with the Mountain Laurel Designs (MLD) Burn. I didn't like the burn, and I wound up LOVING the palante. I wanted a more ultralight pack, a smaller volume pack, that would facilitate a more efficient and fast hiking style. Approaching Baxter State Park I was back on trails for a short while, had my final moose encounter, and finished officially the International Appalachian Trail, also known as the Sentier International des Appalaches. Baxter apparently doesn't want the IAT to end on Katahdin, another long trail that's mostly unregulated going up the mountain, so the extra miles to baxter peak are bonus miles. I took the knife edge trail and it was incredible! Scrambling, rock climbing, ridge walking, it was awesome. Finally I finished one hike, and started another. Mt Katahdin was done, but my 4,800 mile long walk combining 7 different long distance hiking trails would continue with a thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, followed by the Benton Mackaye Trail, Pinhoti Trail, Coosa Trail, Alabama Hiking Trail, Florida Trail, and Overseas Heritage Trail. The Gear I used on this trip:    • 6lb Ultralight 4,800mi ECT Thru Hike Gear ...   So if you've ever been curious what is north of Mt Katahdin, or if you never knew there was an International Appalachian Trail, I hope you are enjoying this series! Hiking Essentials Shirt! http://jupiterhikes.com/product/hikin... THE BACKPACKING GEAR I USE: http://www.jupiterhikes.com/gear/ If you would like to get access to content I create about this type of stuff I don't share anywhere else join me on my Patreon!   / jupiterhikes   If you'd like more info about me, my hiking, or painting: https://www.jupiterhikes.com   / jupiterhikes     / jupiterhikes