30 July - Rt. 27 Stratton, ME

Beautiful day for hiking. Temps were only in the upper 60s down in town and cooler on the mountains. Very low humidity.

We hiked (not climbed) 2000 feet up Crocker Mtn. to the South Summit, then down through the saddle and up to the North Peak then down 2500 feet to Rt. 27 east of Stratton. It was a perfect day for hiking and the trail continues to improve.

Tomorrow, we go back out to cross the Bigelows. These are the last 4000 foot peaks we will have until we reach Mt. Katahdin at the end. We are all trying to enjoy the high mountains and they views knowing that it is coming to an end. There are still some 3000 footers to come and lots of lakes and loons to here and moose to see. (Almost saw one too close yesterday in Flatlander's car.)

I estimate 18 more days....