Klauks to Katahdin: We Heart Rangeley

Day: 155 (August 27)
Starting location: Little Swift River Pond Campsite
Ending location: Rangeley, ME
State: ME
Miles today: 4.8
Miles total: 1,959.1

All night I thought that the moose from the pond was going to crash into our tent. Thankfully for us, he never did. When we awoke in the morning Skippy had already packed up and headed for town. We always seem to be the last ones out of camp! If we didn't set alarm we would easily sleep until 10:00 everyday. It seems as though all our hiking pals are early risers.

We made it into town just in time for lunch. Rangeley is a quaint and cute tourist town located on a series of large lakes. We had heard from family members that we would love town and sure enough we did.

We checked into the Rangeley Lakes Bed and Breakfast which is run by a gentleman named Sandy. Since we were the only guests for the night, he was kind enough to let us do laundry and he even took us to the store to resupply. He really went out of his way to make sure we were comfortable. We chatted with him for hours and we asked him all kinds of questions about Maine. Sandy is an avid sportsman and this fall he was chosen in a lottery to be able to hunt moose. He had been waiting 20 YEARS to be picked and he finally hit the jackpot. He only has a one week window to get his moose, but we would imagine that he will be out there 24/7 until he finds one. Good luck Sandy!

After enjoying happy hour on the back porch which overlooks Rangeley Lake, we ventured out for dinner at Lakeside and Main. Dinner was excellent and we even got a free round of beers on the house because we were thru hikers! They had live music too which is always a treat for us!

I would have to say that Rangeley could possibly be our favorite trail town!