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January 21, 2020
cycling saint lawrence in winter

The turkey is cooked

All beautiful songs come to an end, as does the song in Fort Kent. We were able to extend our visa for one month, but we cannot repeat the same trick twice. Carl and Pat explicitly asked us to stay until Thanksgiving to get to know the family...
January 15, 2020
white blaze on a tree

Hiking the AT in summer

The Appalachian Trail is perhaps the most famous long-distance trek in the world. Every year, almost 4,000 hikers try to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in one go, a thru-hike. That is a huge challenge that takes four to six months to cover the 3,500 kilometers. The majority of hikers do not do a thru-hike, but walk short sections of the trail.
January 13, 2020
learn to canoe and tracking up rapids

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) is a 740 mile (1,200 kilometer) canoe trip that explores ancient Indian trade routes. It is the longest mapped canoe route in the US...
January 11, 2020
classic roller skiing

Playground in the back yard

On October 7th Carl picks us up in the park next to the river, where we take out the canoe for the last time. Less than a year ago we planned our route to here, Fort Kent, Maine. We didn't book a hotel or made a reservation for a place...