You could feel it starting over a week ago.
"Can you see it from here?"
"Do you think it's that one?"
Stretching the eyes and imagination, that distant mountain might be Katahdin, the end of the Appalachian Trail.
"When do you plan to summit?"
"I don't know yet, maybe two weeks."
Another week passes. The excitement continues to build. The mountain now dominates the horizon, big and massive though still 50 trail miles way.
When will I summit? The weather looks shaky on Friday and Sunday. Maybe Saturday. I'll summit when the mountain decides.
50 more miles.
After that, the fourth and final leg of this trek from Key West to Halifax begins, but right now I savor completion of this Trail, the granddaddy of the American long trails.
A quiet and peaceful sunset settles over my tent by a still lake.
16.0 miles to Jo Mary Lake.
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