Date: 2004-08-13
From: Monson, ME

To: Frogcaller and Lew's Cabin, Greenville, ME
Miles today: 0.0

Zero miles todayFrogcaller and Lew's CabinGreenville, MaineIt rained alot last night, but I was sleeping in the back of my truck, so it didn't bother me at all.I was supposed to be at Frogcaller and Lew's by 7:30am, so I went into Monson and got me a cup of coffee. I sent in my journal entry and then drove over to Greenville. I got there about 15 minutes early. Lew was waiting on the front porch to greet me.Frogcaller was busy making her super special, super secret oatmeal pancakes. {I've got the recipe} She had more coffee, bacon, some fruit and oj to go with the pancakes. They were the best pancakes I've ever had. They were even better than the peach pancakes that Wildflower and I ate in NY a couple years ago. Just when you think you've eaten everything good, you find something new!!Guess I'll keep on looking.We were going to go and pick rasberries, but we decided not to because of the rain.We sat around having to look out the back of their cabin at Wilson Pond and listening to the loons...life can be so difficult.Frogcaller took a little pillow that she gave me two years ago and got rid of the old ground up spruce needle filling and refreshed it with new ground up spruce needles. It stays in my truck and my truck always smells like the Maine forest. Thanks Frogcaller!!Before I knew it, time had slipped away and it was time for lunch.We ate a nice lunch and then Lew drove me to town and we looked for moose on the way. We didn't see any and when we got back to the cabin, Zulu, their son and Frogcaller's original hiking partner showed up. I had heard alot about him over the last few years, but this was the first time we met.The conversation naturally went back to hiking. We talked another couple of hours as it kept on raining outside.We had dinner reservations at Maynards Camp in Rockford and all of us got into one car and headed over in that direction early.We were able to spot one cow moose on the way, so that makes 13 sightings for this year.On Friday nights, you get a choice of prime rib or stuffed haddock...I ordered an end cut of prime rib and it was very good. The camp was an old time fishing camp on Moose River. There were pictures from the first half of the 20th century of some of the salmon they used to catch in the area. It was a nice experience to eat in a place with that much history.On the way back, we were able to spot two more moose...#14 and #15 for the year.We enjoyed the evening talking about hiking again and some of the places we've been and some of the things that have happened on the trail. It was funny talking to Frogcaller because she has read all of my journal and knows more about me than even I can remember. When I would be trying to tell a story and had to stop to try and remember exactly what happened, she would help me fill in the parts I couldn't remember. (Transcriber's reminder: http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/)I've decided to go ahead and hike the Whites in NH before I go to hike the John Muir Trail just so I don't have to go through them in October. There is only 100 miles that I will do now, but if I waited, I might get into some really nasty weather that late in the season up there.It will also keep me in better shape for hiking out west.My plans are to start heading over that way tomorrow. I hope to find a camera shop on the way to buy another charger for my digital camera. I left my charger in John Galt's car and he's back in Ct. I couldn't stand going through the Whites without my camera.By 9pm, everyone was looking tired and ready for bed. Since Zulu was here and he is their son, I let him take my bed on the first floor and I slept in the truck.Lady Di, you signed my guestbook and I tried to send you an email explaining what happened to those brownies and the email got returned because of a bad address...sorry.Liteshoe is getting worried again and asked if she could put another link to her website here. Her counter must have slowed tremendously since I haven't mentioned the poor girls website in a while. Go ahead SorrowfullShoe, put another link here--------->(Transcriber's note: Don't need no stinkin' charity)