On Day 5 I returned to The Appalachian Trail Hostel & Outfitters in Millinocket, Maine to give my feet a day off.
On our way back to the campground I had the pleasure of listening to the WISDOM of “Ole Man,” Paul Renaud. ONE OF THE KINDEST SWEETEST HUMANS I HAVE EVER MET. Paul got his trail name while hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2006. He purchased the Hostel, formerly the Lodge, directly after completing the trail and has been an integral part of the Appalachian Trail community ever since. Once again, I had THE GREATEST experience at the Appalachian Trail Hostel. They also own The Appalachian Trail Cafe just down the road.



Follow along as I attempt to become the first female to thru hike The Northeast 115 Southbound from Maine to the Catskills in NY! This is my first attempt and I am excited to document and share my journey with you as I post from the hike as often as I can

⬇ GEAR FOR THE THRUHIKE ⬇

Gear
Pack LinerNylofume Pack Liner
Rain Jacket FROGG TOGGS Women's Xtreme Lite Packable Waterproof Breathable Rain Jacket (7.76oz)
Tent Dyneema Tent made by Poncho ( 2.2 lbs.)
Tent Stakes ZPacks x 6 stakes
Quilt Down Sleeping Bag made by Poncho
Backpack Hyperlite Southwest (2.6 lbs.)
Stove Jet Boil (15.06 oz)
Coleman fuel canister 7.75 oz but weighs (weighs 12.95 oz)
Dyneema Stuff sacks x 3 (1.4 0z each)
Compression sacks (weighs 2oz each x 3 )


Hiking Essentials
Fanny Pack Dyneema Made By Poncho
Water Bottle Pocket Zpacks
Sleeping Pad Thermarest Neo air ex lite

CLOTHING
Rain/ Wind Pants Cheap Windpants from Amazon (5.26oz)
Hiking Tshirt Appalachian Trail shirt from The Appalachian Inn Hostel
Hiking Shorts Boa Running Shorts
Boots Vivo Barefoot Zero Drop Boots
Town Shirt Patagonia Anchor Bay Shirt
Base Layer Shirt (long sleeve) Mosquito Guy Shirt from my husbands work (6.10 oz)
Base Layer Pants Patagonia Capilene Air Bottoms (6.6 oz)
Camp ShoesGood Vibes Dollar Tree Flip Flops (4.64oz)
Gloves Cheap knit cloves from Goodwill
Sunglasses Cheap Polarized sunglasses from Amazon
Puffy Patagonia Nano Puffy with hood
Socks Darn Tough 1 pairhttps://darntough.com/collections/wom... (2.12oz)
Socks Hiker Trash Official https://hikertrashjp.com
Bug Head Net Coghlan's head net Amazon
Headlamp Nitcore (1.76 oz)

FOOD & WATER
Water Bottle (2) 64 oz. Sawyer Squeeze pouches
Food Bag Dyneema stuff sack made by Poncho
Bic Lighter 1 orange
Rock Sack yes, with 50 feet of Dyneema rope
Water Filter Bleach

ELECTRONICS & MISCELLANEOUS
Headphones Apple
Tripod Ultrapod 2 (4.8oz)
Trekking Poles Lekki
Knife Swiss army
Charging Block Anker 10,000 x 2
Compression sacks 2oz
iPhone 11 Pro (9.59 oz)
iPhone 14 Pro Max (10.5 oz)

Apps I Used
Farout
Alltrails
Google Maps


⊹ WATCH NEXT: Day 7 & 8
100 Mile Wilderness
Watch as I am rescued by Travis, Josh & The Mayor Of Rainbow Lake

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