SUN JOURNAL • April 10, 2023
Last Wednesday morning, Colby Thayer, 26, of Farmingdale and Larry-Michael Farrington, 26, of Gardiner reported being in distress at the Horns Pond Lean-to on the Appalachian Trail on Bigelow Mountain, according Game Warden Sgt. Scott Thrasher’. They had hiked up Bigelow Mountain without snowshoes and stayed overnight. In the morning, their boots were frozen and they were concerned they could not make it down the mountain. “The hikers were ill-prepared for the conditions in the western Maine mountains this time of year,” Thrasher wrote. “There is still 7 feet of snow at the higher elevations. The hikers did not have the proper clothing such as wool socks, but had cotton socks and cotton sweatpants, which hold moisture.” Game Warden Garrett Moody and Eustis Fire Rescue Department member Connor Dolan rescued them.