IRB Post 9

The location where Bryson and Katz had gotten separated is the 100 mile wilderness, part of Maine's Appalachian Trail. While not going through this portion of the trail, I did hike a significant part of the AT in Maine, Mount Katahdin. What an experience, no matter whether you start or finish the trail there, you're in for a difficult time. It is the highest point in Maine, and one of the most challenging things I've done in my life. The hike is excruciating and exhausting, and just when you think you might be making progress, you find that you've only done a third. The knife edge is scary beyond belief, because you teeter on the edge of the mountain, risking you life. It's all worth it though, because the feeling you get to the top is unexplainable and amazing. Through this experienced, I really was able to connect to how Bryson and Katz felt whenever the achieved somthing great.