Day 161 - Monday, September 20, 2021
I think it’s safe to say, with the exception of the first 7 - 8 miles after crossing the Delaware Water Gap, the trail in Pennsylvania has been typical “Rocksylvannia” constantly abusing your feet where every step is a moving target. Thankfully the profile has been very forgiving where we may only have one or two significant climbs a day and the remainder of the trail has been reasonably flat. We can expect these conditions until we get past the Susquehanna River and Duncannon then the remainder of Pennsylvania is one of the easiest and most beautiful sections of the entire AT π€. We should be in these more favorable trail conditions by Saturday ππ».
Meet “Capsaicin” who is from Charlottesville, Virginia. She is doing a flip-flop thru hike too. “Capsaicin” started February 1st from Harpers Ferry and is hoping to complete her thru hike by October 1st. Congratulations π !!
Today we are hiking from Schuykill Trail, Port Clinton, PA (1219.6 NoBo) to Game Commission Road, Route 183 (1205.8 NoBo) for a total of 13.8 miles. With the completion of today’s hike we will have exceeded 2000 total trail miles π€.
We began hiking at 9:30 am.
Meet “Capsaicin” who is from Charlottesville, Virginia. She is doing a flip-flop thru hike too. “Capsaicin” started February 1st from Harpers Ferry and is hoping to complete her thru hike by October 1st. Congratulations π !!
Crossing the railroad tracks by Museum on Broad Street. We were lucky to cross tracks before the trains were brought into the yard blocking trail π₯΄ .
We finished hiking at 4:00 pm. We returned to my car to leave when I discovered my car was vandalized overnight and someone stole the catalytic converters π€―π€¬.
Appalachian Trail Countdown:
Total trail miles: 2013.6 miles
Trail miles left to go: 179.5 miles
Till next time... Happy Hiking π₯Ύ
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“Acts of generosity in this wild and primitive setting…where basic amenities…are intentionally absent–are often received in a heightened sense of wonder and gratitude by hikers. These acts of generosity are referred to as “trail magic.”
(Appalachian Trail Conservancy)
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