Port Clinton Pavilion, PA to Eckville Shelter, PA: Daily miles 21.9, Total miles 1223.1
A much nicer day than yesterday. It rained, but it wasn’t nearly as bad. Slept really well in the pavilion even though it was sandwiched between the highway and the railroad tracks. The long, crappy day and cold weather made for one [...]
Day 59 – Eckville Shelter, PA
Day 58 – Port Clinton Pavilion, PA
501 Shelter, PA to Port Clinton Pavilion: Daily miles 16.0, Total miles 1201.2
Strange day full of ups and downs. I woke up with a total lack of motivation. It was cold and raining on and off and I didn’t feel like leaving the comfort of my bag. We ate a big breakfast and hung around. [...]
Day 57 – 501 Shelter, PA
Rausch Gap, PA to 501 Shelter, PA: Daily miles 17.4, Total miles 1185.4
Woke up to much nicer weather than yesterday. Sun was out and there was a heavy mist after all of the rain. Hit the trail and immediately had to cross a fairly large river that used to have a bridge but now is [...]
Day 56 – Rausch Gap Shelter, PA
Peter’s Mountain Shelter, PA to Rausch Gap Shelter, PA: Daily miles 17.5, Total miles 1167.8
A long, miserable, cold, rainy day. Woke up at a decent hour, but laid in bed for a while because our mileage wasn’t very big for the day. It rained all day. It was a light sprinkle as we packed and [...]
Day 55 – Peter’s Mountain Shelter
Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA to Peter’s Mountain Shelter, PA: Daily miles 11.4, Total miles 1150.3
Slept well last night and it made a world of difference. I didn’t feel my best when I woke up, but I felt much better than I did yesterday. We decided to move on and started organizing for the next 4 [...]
Day 54 – Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA
Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA to Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA: Daily miles 0.0, Total miles 1138.9
Worst day of the trip by far. As soon as I finished writing last night I had to get up and run to the bathroom and get really sick. I got almost no sleep and developed a pretty bad fever. I [...]
Day 53 – Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA
Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA to Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA: Daily miles 25.6, Total miles 1138.9
Slept in and got a really good night’s rest. We decided Hannah could use a day off so she drove me back to Boiling Springs and I was going to finish the 25 miles to the Doyle by myself. We ate [...]
Day 52 – Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA
Tagg Run Shelter, PA to Doyle Hotel, Duncannon, PA: Daily miles 12.2, Total miles 1113.3
Short day with nice weather and easy trail. Hannah was really sore after the few long, cold days and her back was hurting so we decided to hike into Boiling Springs, PA and then hitch hike back to the car and [...]
Day 51 – Tagg Run Shelter, PA
Birch Run Shelter, PA to Tagg Run Shelter, PA: Daily miles 17.1, Total miles 1101.1
Not the day I was expecting after yesterday and definitely a huge improvement. Didn’t sleep that well last night even after the long day the rain drumming on the roof. It got really cold during the night. The thermometer on my [...]
Day 50 – Birch Run Shelter, PA
Tumbling Run Shelter, PA to Birch Run Shelter, PA: Daily miles 19.6, Total miles 1084.0
What a miserable day. It got really cold last night, right around 40 degrees and the wind kept blowing mist into the shelter. When we woke up it was still pouring rain so it was tough getting moving. We didn’t get [...]
