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
Day 100. Fayetteville
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
Day 99. Halfway!
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!
Day 98. New Light
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
Day 97. Boiling Springs
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
Day 96. The Doyle
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
Day 95. Southern Pennsylvania
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
Day 94. Impediments
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
Day 93. 1000
Mile 984 - Stealth To Mile 1003 - Stealth It is a couple of days before Halloween and Rocket has been wearing a mask that she picked up in the last town. She actually got some candy from some other hikers today, so it was a fun mini-trick-or-treat! Resting after a climb and trying out … Continue reading Day 93. 1000
Day 92. Rocks And Mud
Mile 972 - Port Clinton To Mile 984 - Stealth We said goodbye to Brenda were back on the trail after lunch. With all of the rain the last couple of days, we found that the trail here can be worse than rocky. It can also be muddy! Still, we were able to move through … Continue reading Day 92. Rocks And Mud