Last night's stay at the Hiker Hut outside of Rangeley, Maine was the best hostel stay I have had yet. Kathy and Steve run the hut. It is off the grid and has no electricity or cell service, and yet it has a comfortable bunkhouse, porch, adjoining kitchen, and a surrounding plethora of garden flowers. Truly aesthetics of the 60s. Kathy made us a fantastic supper on an old gas stove (three courses!). Steve, a former world class tri-athelete of the 80s, got a camp fire going. It was magical.I left this morning at 8:00 a.m., and by nine it was raining/pouring again. I walked in the rain for six hours and got to a shelter about 3:30 p.m. Five guys were hold up there, trying to dry out. We are all still here in our sleeping bags, trying to stay warm and waiting out the weather. I was still able to climb a couple of Maine's bigger mountains: Saddle Back, The Horn, and Saddle Back Junior. A bit trecherous in the rain. The trail was a torrent of flood water -- quite absurd. I made it to the shelter, though, and dried out.
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