tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30300528024102123002011-07-28T15:35:31.225-07:00Easy walk up Katahdinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935048715286392698noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030052802410212300.post-86762275764748761362009-09-15T13:40:00.000-07:002009-09-15T13:56:14.556-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_8jt6OtMI/AAAAAAAAAC0/sqBENCiGUaI/s1600-h/647-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381797770280481986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_8jt6OtMI/AAAAAAAAAC0/sqBENCiGUaI/s320/647-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mnt. Katahdin.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_8OQuNATI/AAAAAAAAACs/46XlNVWPgKE/s1600-h/Chimney-Pond-panoram-3-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381797401668157746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_8OQuNATI/AAAAAAAAACs/46XlNVWPgKE/s320/Chimney-Pond-panoram-3-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This hike I had a chance to walk around Chimney pond and take few photos (about 800…) and I stitched some of them together to make panoramic view.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_7-UTTXwI/AAAAAAAAACc/bPrIni-4Yvw/s1600-h/Chimney-Pond-panoram-1-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381797127751163650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 94px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_7-UTTXwI/AAAAAAAAACc/bPrIni-4Yvw/s320/Chimney-Pond-panoram-1-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3030052802410212300-8676227576474876136?l=katahdincrew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Easy walk up Katahdinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935048715286392698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030052802410212300.post-52733668425432813602009-09-15T13:19:00.000-07:002009-09-15T13:58:08.675-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_5XP4MwUI/AAAAAAAAACU/5SSuI4Mt7B0/s1600-h/288-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381794257525588290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_5XP4MwUI/AAAAAAAAACU/5SSuI4Mt7B0/s320/288-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Going down to the Chimney Pond.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_3dy2qAbI/AAAAAAAAACM/6ZtKmnV1KS8/s1600-h/266-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381792170970317234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_3dy2qAbI/AAAAAAAAACM/6ZtKmnV1KS8/s320/266-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Only one mile to the top from this point ….<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_3F9W37qI/AAAAAAAAACE/YxNeMy2Sdz4/s1600-h/220-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381791761472941730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_3F9W37qI/AAAAAAAAACE/YxNeMy2Sdz4/s320/220-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />NO MORE PHOTOS, PLEASE!!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_28RTCqaI/AAAAAAAAAB8/CLfYyvSeK-o/s1600-h/213-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381791595026885026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_28RTCqaI/AAAAAAAAAB8/CLfYyvSeK-o/s320/213-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3030052802410212300-5273366842543281360?l=katahdincrew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Easy walk up Katahdinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935048715286392698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030052802410212300.post-69967043540464148672009-09-15T12:38:00.000-07:002009-09-15T13:00:45.658-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_v6puQV0I/AAAAAAAAAB0/zj6nKTOV1z8/s1600-h/224-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381783870642345794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_v6puQV0I/AAAAAAAAAB0/zj6nKTOV1z8/s320/224-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally – above the tree line! This is why I hike – to see the view!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_ugR7BHWI/AAAAAAAAABs/5D7d6Mauco0/s1600-h/096-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381782318065196386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_ugR7BHWI/AAAAAAAAABs/5D7d6Mauco0/s320/096-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It is always fun to meet new people and hike together!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_thsfa6AI/AAAAAAAAABk/gxIMEtOQrrw/s1600-h/046-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381781242865444866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/Sq_thsfa6AI/AAAAAAAAABk/gxIMEtOQrrw/s320/046-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p>While we were trying to figure out where we will go; the rest of our group was already on the way to the top!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3030052802410212300-6996704354046414867?l=katahdincrew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Easy walk up Katahdinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935048715286392698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030052802410212300.post-71205343443448582282009-09-08T09:52:00.000-07:002009-09-15T13:00:10.880-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaOPbogTfI/AAAAAAAAABE/4yLnBbw9wLk/s1600-h/P9040188-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379143200707464690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaOPbogTfI/AAAAAAAAABE/4yLnBbw9wLk/s320/P9040188-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bil's 57th hike up Kathadin!<br />(If I would not slow down Bil with my “turtle speed”, he would be running along the Knife Edge by now!)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaMoAiLaiI/AAAAAAAAAA8/4r0n8cmR0mc/s1600-h/P9040235-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379141423906646562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaMoAiLaiI/AAAAAAAAAA8/4r0n8cmR0mc/s320/P9040235-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><em>Varvara:</em></strong> I barely can move my legs after hike but I did not regret my decision to hike. It was absolutely gorgeous day. I reach my goal and clime to the top of Saddle trail. I hope someday I will recover from my injury and will be able to hike to the top again. The little “paddle” just below my feet is Chimney Pond.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaMYnQrnNI/AAAAAAAAAA0/66kwbexd13w/s1600-h/Chimney-2-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379141159424335058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaMYnQrnNI/AAAAAAAAAA0/66kwbexd13w/s320/Chimney-2-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaL53tuKUI/AAAAAAAAAAs/lQcCkYpdB7o/s1600-h/P9040235-web.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Chimney Pond (2914’). The view was spectacular! </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3030052802410212300-7120534344344858228?l=katahdincrew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Easy walk up Katahdinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935048715286392698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030052802410212300.post-5716665846081207582009-09-08T08:32:00.000-07:002009-09-08T09:51:33.852-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaKbRlj-lI/AAAAAAAAAAk/PGZxJtbmMJw/s1600-h/016-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379139006122687058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqaKbRlj-lI/AAAAAAAAAAk/PGZxJtbmMJw/s320/016-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The smallest group is at the "half-way-rock” point.<br />(Left to right: Mark, Dana, Varvara and Bil)<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqZ6Z5JSB6I/AAAAAAAAAAc/v8r6BUNgwwI/s1600-h/P9050763-web.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379121390195705762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r4HcYpxh52I/SqZ6Z5JSB6I/AAAAAAAAAAc/v8r6BUNgwwI/s320/P9050763-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the place where all of us get together.<br />Thank for Julie and Ron for inviting us to stay at their camp!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3030052802410212300-571666584608120758?l=katahdincrew.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Easy walk up Katahdinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935048715286392698noreply@blogger.com0