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diff --git a/public/100-mile-wilderness.html b/public/100-mile-wilderness.html deleted file mode 100644 index 264cc91..0000000 --- a/public/100-mile-wilderness.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,106 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE html> -<meta name="viewport" content="width=80ch, 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> |