Katahdin from Pemadumcook Lake.  6/4/97
Upon my return to Damascus, I found out that Katahdin was still closed, and would remain closed for the foreseeable future.  I was livid, to say the least.  But I eventually decided to start hiking north from Monson, ME, and hope that Katahdin would be open by the time I made it through the 100 Mile Wilderness.  I had a rough hike between Gulf Hagas Mountain through to White Cap, and I also did my first 20 mile day, which made me swear never to hike 20 miles in one day ever again.  An oath I was to break, to my chagrin, twice.  By the time I saw this view of Katahdin, I knew I was going to climb it, one way or another.
Upon my return to Damascus, I found out that Katahdin was still closed, and would remain closed for the foreseeable future.  I was livid, to say the least.  But I eventually decided to start hiking north from Monson, ME, and hope that Katahdin would be open by the time I made it through the 100 Mile Wilderness.  I had a rough hike between Gulf Hagas Mountain through to White Cap, and I also did my first 20 mile day, which made me swear never to hike 20 miles in one day ever again.  An oath I was to break, to my chagrin, twice.  By the time I saw this view of Katahdin, I knew I was going to climb it, one way or another.