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| author | Blaise Thompson <blaise@untzag.com> | 2019-09-14 16:38:10 -0500 |
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| committer | Blaise Thompson <blaise@untzag.com> | 2019-09-14 16:38:10 -0500 |
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diff --git a/public/100-mile-wilderness.html b/public/100-mile-wilderness.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..55ad2e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/public/100-mile-wilderness.html @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <title>100 mile wilderness</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> +</head> +<body> + +<h1>100 mile wilderness</h1> + +<p> +In the summer of 2010, the summer between Blaise's Junior and Senior year at Bates, Blaise attempted to hike the 100 mile wilderness. +Blaise's companions were Mike Dorfman (Blaise's summer roomate at Bates) and Mike's cousin. +</p> + +<p> +We drove up and slept the night before in a hikers hostel. +They dropped us off on the side of the road, and we began hiking. +It was amazing that, as we walked away from the pavement, the sounds of cars and civilization quieted down to absolutely nothing. +It was so exciting to think that we would not cross pavement again for the next 100 miles. +</p> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/dropoff.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +The dropoff point. <br> +<br> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/first-sign.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> +The first sign indicating the entrance to the 100 mile wilderness. <br> + +<p> +The wilderness was verdant and dense. +We hiked through thick forest. +</p> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/forest.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<p> +We submitted many small mountains, with rocky tops, lichen, and good views. +Sometimes a single days hike would involve climbing and descending multiple peaks. +</p> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/mountain1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/mountain2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/mountain3.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<p> +Often-times, the decent from each mountain was the hardest part. +We were forced to proceed slowly. +</p> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/decent.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<p> +We also crossed rivers, streams, and swamps. +Most of the time there were no bridges. +</p> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/river1.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/river2.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/river3.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<img src="100-mile-wilderness/river4.jpg" + alt="" + width="100%"> + +<p> +Unfortunately, about half way through the hike, Blaise badly hurt his left knee while bending down to go under a fallen tree. +We needed to evacuate ASAP. +Mike and his cousin helped Blaise limp to the nearest logging road, and we hitch-hiked out of the wilderness in the back of logging trucks. +The first loggers to pick us up had very few teeth, and were very hard to understand due to their thick accents. +</p> + +<p> +After recovering in the hostel for one night, Blaise had nowhere to go. +Bates was closed, and Blaise's parents were not to arrive for a while yet. +So Mike dropped Blaise off at a nearby national forest where Blaise camped for several days until his parents arrived. +</p> + +</body> +</html> |