Rocket and Patty's Shuttle!

After getting my little baby hiker angels back on trail near Camp Penn on Thursday, I delivered a Smart water to a repeat customer for $5 since it was on my way northbound.
Drove into town to find some short-term work and was blessed with a BBQ chicken mac n cheese by 65 South BBQ 👌 🙌 🤤 highly recommend the 10 minute drive from 81 South if you're going through Stoufferstown. Met up with Explanation at Caladonia State Park for a quick smooch and storytime <3. Then Patts and I headed northward to Pine Grove State Park and took pictures of the old Ironworkers furnace. Missy, the caretaker at IronMasters Mansion, was kind enough to let me work-for-stay, even though they haven't hit the busy season yet! This mansion was built in 1815, and is suspected to have been a part of the underground railroad in the late 1840s! (see hatchdoor photos). Patsy has gotten plenty of attentions from the thru-hikers here, and we've been able to sleep in the bunk bed together 😴 🐶 ❤️ It's been a pleasure getting to know some of the thru-hikers that have come and gone the last 2 days, and even a fellow shuttler, Junker, who has worked for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy his whole life! It was a pleasant surprise to see Explanation come into town a whole day early cuz he busted out 17.5 miles like a freakin beast! 💪 It does get lonesome and boring waiting for shuttles out in the woods, so hopefully business picks up or I can find more work-for-stay up the trail 🙏Lue lisää