Day 105

Day 105 – June 20 – 14.5 miles – Hamburg to Eckville Shelter It was a beautiful day. The humidity had gone way down, the skies were clear and there was a cool breeze. It was a perfect day for hiking. We planned to do a short day. From experience, we had found that we […]

Day 104

Day 104 – June 19 -0 miles – Hamburg PA The Tramily was eating breakfast at the hotel when Flashfire brought up the idea of taking a zero. Zeus and Stoat were agreeable but I was a little reluctant. We had taken a zero just six days prior. I needed to do some calculations first. […]

Day 103

Day 103 – June 18 – 9.3 miles – Eagles Nest Shelter to Hamburg PA Flashfire and Zeus got an early start in the morning. They were both looking forward to getting new shoes at the outfitter in town. We agreed to meet up with them later in the day. The hike into town was […]

Day 102

Day 102 – June 17 – 15.1 miles – 501 Shelter to Eagles Nest Shelter There are days on the trail where not much happens. Over the course of 2200 miles we were bound to have a few uneventful days. We decided to hike only 15 miles today so that the next day we could […]

Day 101

Day 101 – June 16 – 21.2 miles – Mile Marker 1172.5 to 501 Shelter The gunfire from the military base started up again during the night. It was loud enough to wake me up. Needless to say, I didn’t sleep very well. It was overcast and cooler today. The trail was fairly easy and […]

Day 100

Day 100 – June 15 – 21 miles – Clarks Ferry Shelter to Mile Marker 1172.5 It was one of those days where not much happened. In the morning we had several views. One was at a powerline and the other was at a place called Table Rock. At Table Rock we spotted our […]

Day 99

Day 99 – June 14 -15.6 miles – Darlington Shelter to Clarks Ferry Shelter It wasn’t as hot as the day before but it was still in the mid 80’s and humid. In the morning we passed through more farm land. After several miles of fields, we went up a small climb and followed a […]

Day 98

Day 98 – June 13 -23.1 miles – Mt. Holly Springs to Darlington Shelter We got back on the trail a little after 8 and it was already hot and humid. It looked like it may be a long day. About 2 miles into the day the Tramily came to an area with large boulders […]

Day 97

Day 97 – June 12 -0 miles – Mt. Holly Springs In the morning Stoat and I headed over to a local breakfast spot. Over breakfast we discussed what, if anything, we could do to help Zeus. Both of us had checked our finances and we were a little surprised at what we found. Both […]

Day 96

Day 96 – June 11 -20.3 miles – Birch Run Shelter to Mt. Holly Springs _____________________________________________________________________________________________ I woke up in the middle of the night to the sounds of a woman in the throws of passion. Apparently one of the overnight campers thought the thin fabric separating them from the rest of the world might […]