How to Be a Part of My AT Support Team
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…
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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…
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(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…
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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…
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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…
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Virginia keeps on keeping on. About 200 miles still left in this state, and then I won’t even be quite halfway through this journey. But every single day l’m incredibly grateful to be able to be out here. It’s incredibly hard and yet I can’t believe my luck. One night I camped by a waterfall.…
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