Light rain last night, and a little more this morning. Later the sun came out and it warmed to the low 70s.
This morning we climbed Spaulding Mountain and crossed (but did not summit) Sugarloaf Mountain (Maine's second highest). After that, it was a short hike to Caribou road and Flatlander's car. We went into Stratton and eventually found a place to stay. Went to the Post Office for our food from Shana and our bounce box. Flatlander's package with his hammock still has not arrived.
After check-in, showers, and clean clothes, we went to Rangeley to get Bill's car. We had a late lunch, did a resupply, laundry, and confirmed that Flatlander's hammock was forwarded to Stratton.
Still getting accustomed to having access to a car. We have two nights in a motel. Tomorrow we finish the trail to Stratton and Saturday we go back out with full packs to cross the Bigelows.
But the big news of the day is that we have less than 200 miles left to Mount Katahdin! The plaque (see picture) marks the original northern terminus of the AT. It was extended to Katahdin and the plaque is now at mile 199.8. As of tonight, we have about 195 miles to go.
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