Day 165 - Friday, September 24, 2021
The heavy rains are past and the next several days are forecasted to be dry. We are looking forward to resume hiking and getting beyond Duncannon and smoother trails.
There was some local flooding where you could see where the water was running over the roadway at the beginning of the trail.
Cobble lined trail up our first climb.
The trail was surprisingly not that wet or muddy. The rocks seem to be less today as well 🙏🏻.
Flooded section of trail north of the Rausch Gap Shelter. Flooding is caused by nearby beaver dam.
Another local stream by PA 443 was flooded due to yesterday’s rain. We had to ford this stream unexpectedly. This was only a 100 yards from the parking lot so I kept my flip flops on rather than putting my trail shoes back on. Well, that cost me a deduction in the slip/fall count as I slipped in the mud 😡. I’m still holding a slim lead of 1 but there’s a lot more hiking to do.
I was checking comments on Guthook (an AT hiking app) and saw that another hiker had their catalytic converter stolen from their car in the same parking lot 2 days after mine was stolen 🤭😡😳. I will be contacting the State Police informing them of this if it hasn’t been reported already. If this is happening this frequently I would think it would be very easy to catch the culprit.
Today we are hiking from Pass Under PA 72 & Across PA 443 (1183.2 NoBo) to PA 325 (1167.2 NoBo) for a total of 16.0 miles.
We began hiking at 8:00 am. It was a little chilly this morning with temperatures getting down to 48°.
There was some local flooding where you could see where the water was running over the roadway at the beginning of the trail.
Cobble lined trail up our first climb.
The trail was surprisingly not that wet or muddy. The rocks seem to be less today as well 🙏🏻.
Flooded section of trail north of the Rausch Gap Shelter. Flooding is caused by nearby beaver dam.
Another local stream by PA 443 was flooded due to yesterday’s rain. We had to ford this stream unexpectedly. This was only a 100 yards from the parking lot so I kept my flip flops on rather than putting my trail shoes back on. Well, that cost me a deduction in the slip/fall count as I slipped in the mud 😡. I’m still holding a slim lead of 1 but there’s a lot more hiking to do.
We finished hiking at 4:00 pm.
Appalachian Trail Countdown:
Total trail miles: 2052.2 miles
Trail miles left to go: 140.9 miles
Till next time... Happy Hiking 🥾
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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)
Let’s hope the catalytic converter thief goes for a 3rd time and the troopers are ready for him/her! Looks like you swam most of the hike today! 😳
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