Mile 1140 - Pogo Memorial Shelter To Mile 1160 - Ed Garvey The plan today was to get to the last shelter in Maryland with the intent of hiking into Harper's Ferry in the morning. We had a beautiful day for hiking through this historic area. One highlight was a monument to George Washington within … Continue reading Day 103. Washington Monument

Mile 1121 - Deer Lick Shelter To Mile 1140 - Pogo Memorial Shelter We haven't seen much of the sun lately, so the clear blue sky today was a very welcome change. Also welcome was the state line crossing into Maryland. We had fun learning about the history of the Mason Dixon line and discussing … Continue reading Day 102. Mason Dixon

Mile 1107 - Fayetteville To Mile 1121 - Deer Lick Shelter The walk back to the trail passed by the diner when we ate dinner last night. We stopped in and ordered a big breakfast and had fun chatting with some folks there that we'd met yesterday. After eating breakfast we stayed a while longer … Continue reading Day 101. Looking Toward the South

Mile 1105 - Quarry Gap Shelter To Mile 1107 - Fayetteville With the colder temperatures that we have been experiencing we are becoming more selective about when we hike in rain. Rain was forecast for the whole day today and thunderstorms are predicted for tomorrow morning. Because of this we changed our plans and decided … Continue reading Day 100. Fayetteville

Mile 1083 - Stealth To Mile 1105 - Quarry Gap Shelter Beautiful day for a walk There is rain in the forecast for tomorrow, but today we enjoyed a beautiful day for hiking. The highlight for us was passing the halfway point of our walk. Our pace is much quicker now than at the start, … Continue reading Day 99. Halfway!

Mile 1069 - Boiling Springs To Mile 1083 - Stealth After a night of rain we awoke to a sunny but cold morning. After packing up we retraced our steps back into town for breakfast at the cafe, then, after filling up on pancakes and waffles we stopped by the ATC regional office on the … Continue reading Day 98. New Light

Mile 1047 - Cove Mountain Shelter To Mile 1069 - Boiling Springs The trail passes right through the town of Boiling Springs and we aimed to be there by dinner time. We were able to keep up a fairly fast pace, alternating between open fields and short sections of woods all day. Rain started just … Continue reading Day 97. Boiling Springs

Mile 1039 - Stealth To Mile 1047 - Cove Mountain Shelter After descending from our camp site last night and several miles of road walking, we finally arrived in Duncannon. The trail leads right through town and a block away from The Doyle, which is an old inn that is sort of legendary on the … Continue reading Day 96. The Doyle

Mile 1020 - Stealth To Mile 1039 - Stealth We have heard that the worst of the rocks should be ending around Duncannon, where we should be by tomorrow. We are getting into more hills, which tells us that we are entering the southern portion of Pennsylvania. Today's plan was to get close to town … Continue reading Day 95. Southern Pennsylvania

Mile 1003 - Stealth To Mile 1020 - Stealth We had been warned about some flooding along this section and today we found out why. Beavers have built a dam in this area, placing a good chunk of trail and surrounding woods right in the middle of a large bog. We spent some time trying … Continue reading Day 94. Impediments