Day 166

08/13/12 - Crocker Cirque Campsite - 1,988.7 miles

Tough.  This is tough.  Anna is not feeling well.  Hoping and praying it's not "the sickness."  One day at a time.  We were both feeling a bit nauseous last night going to bed.  I think it was too much butter for me... but Anna says she's feeling worse now.  Today was beautiful, but again difficult.  Beautiful but brutal.  Also, a mouse chewed through my food bag last night while it was hanging.  It must have either climbed down the rope or jumped from a far away branch.  I think it also used echolocation to zero in on my Peanut M&Ms because it was like a direct hit the way it got into those.  We saw Seeks It again this morning.  Such a cool, encouraging guy.

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I have mentioned Seeks It in a previous blog post after he finished his double thru-hike of the AT in 2012.  We had the privilege of running into him several times up in Maine, and as I mentioned briefly in my journal, he always encouraged us with each passing.  He is a gifted writer and a genuine human being.  I encourage you all to check out his current blog posts and catch up on his amazing Appalachian journey.

Seeks It reaches his finish line, November '12

Seeks It

"No wealth of kings can compare."

I want to shout out a huge congratulations and mazel tov to our friend, Seeks It, for his recent and incredible accomplishment.

This year he walked 4,368.4 miles on the AT.

Many people attempt a thru-hike.  Only a few attempt a yo-yo (hiking to the end, turning around, and hiking back again).  Seeks It set out to hike the AT twice in one year by retracing his steps every day (essentially, a day by day yo-yo).

We had the privilege to meet him up in the Maine woods a couple days in a row as he was either setting out or retracing his daily miles.

We were blown away by what he was doing.  Everything we went through, the steep inclines, rocky uneven terrain, bad weather... he did twice in the same day.

You need to think about that for a moment, and let it sink in.

Anyways, he is a much more gifted writer than I am, and I encourage you all to check out his blog and read back on his earlier entries.

Proud of you, Seeks It!  And so glad KitFox and I had the pleasure to meet you.

The Maine Woods