Day 99/Sept. 17: First Katahdin sighting

A flash of black fur left the trail ahead of me and flitted into the dense woods as I hiked down the north slope of White Cap Mountain [elev. 3,650], where I had finally seen Mount Katahdin from a distance.














[Mount Katahdin, 70 trail miles away, from White Cap Mountain. White Cap was the highest point until Katahdin at that point. Between my hand and the summit, the woods teemed with hikers.]

I stopped hiking at about 4:30 p.m. because I had been dreaming of cooking up a big meal of mac & cheese with pepperoni all day. It felt great to be done in the daytime for once!