Day 7 12 plus miles to Quarry Gap
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Today was our longest mileage and most elevation, and we did great … maybe because we were moving fast to stay warm during this cold snap. We are still in the beautiful Michaux State Forest. We wentLæs mere
Today was our longest mileage and most elevation, and we did great … maybe because we were moving fast to stay warm during this cold snap. We are still in the beautiful Michaux State Forest. We wentLæs mere
Two full days of hiking in beautiful Pennsylvania. Staying tonight in an old mansion, now a hostel with bunk beds, tepid shower water, but lots of good energy. It’s located in Pine Grove FurnaceLæs mere
Sister Aimee (“ginger”) also has some nice pics of our first week.
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Over the last couple days, we did a some higher mileage days. We did our last miles in the beautiful Michaux Forest and said hello to Cumberland Valley, which meant leaving forests and boulders andLæs mere
After coffee in bed (thank you, Aimee) and a delicious hotel buffet, we hit the trail again. Thankful for beautiful weather, we continued through the Cumberland Valley farmland and through woods alongLæs mere
The last few days have been record-breaking, sweat-gets-in-your-eyes hot, but finally it’s cooler today. The trail is more challenging without Aimee, but I am hiking off and on with a great group ofLæs mere
I guess I complained about the heat too much, because now we’ve had 2 days of heavy rain. Good news — all my stuff is working and I’m keeping relatively dry. And, I have friends who found theLæs mere
Short 6-mile day after a night in a motel and food resupply. Fun to see middle schoolers camping near me, with a banjo and a ukulele :).
Today, one of my hiking buddies, Smalls, and I decided to “blue blaze” for a bit. That means we cut through on a shorter trail called Windsor Furnace to avoid a few miles of rock beds and higherLæs mere
Hiked to the Bake Oven Knob lookout and shelter, and then into Palmerton, PA. I walked a side trail two miles into town, where I immediately had a Chicago-style hot dog, a Diet Coke and a C.M.P., aLæs mere
Rejsende Congratulations dear sisters- a full week down 🤸
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Wild trail!
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