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Duncannon, PA-Delaware Water Gap, PA Early in the morning of July 4, Swede and I were picked up by a shuttle driver and driven to a trailhead 19 trail miles north of Duncannon. We spent the entire day talking and getting to know each other. It was a great hiking day, which ended with our…

June 30-July 3 PenMar Park to Duncannon, PA The most southern 1/3 of Pennsylvania was really quite lovely, and I thought “what’s all this terrible talk about ‘Rocksylvania’ about” I enjoyed my hiking days, running into a few folks I’d met earlier on trail, but mostly meeting new friends. I shared shelter sites a couple…

(Southern half of MD, then back to the PA line) On June 26, that began the second, but southern (see previous post for ) half of the state of Maryland. Another neighbor, a dear friend from home, flew up and joined us in Harpers Ferry. She – the Rabbi Debra Kassoff – is originally from…

The last three days of the final approach into Harpers Ferry were so rewarding. Got in pretty late the last evening after the last 20 miles. Stan was waiting with a frozen mango adult beverage. That next morning I checked in with the ATC to get my 1/2 way number (591) and have my photo…

After my last post, June 4, so much has happened… Made it to Rockfish Gap, the southern end of the Shenandoah National Park, and the hopping-off place for Waynesboro, Virginia. I hopped off. In Waynesboro, I had perfect timing for their third annual hiker festival. Met new friends and ran into known ones. LoFi, Mountain…