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Page 1 of 4 I hiked 38 miles from palmerton to delaware water gap on tuesday, and didn't get there until about 9:45 after a bit of night hiking. I planned to meet dad at the 24-hour diner, which closed at 9:00 (thanks wingfoot) I was able to get a few reheated slices of pizza from the pizza place a couple minutes after they closed, so i didn't starve.
I originally planned 3 days off at home, but i really don't want to leave the trail for that long, so i decided 2 nights would be enough. I spent most of the day running random errands on wednesday, and decided that i had no interest in reweighing and changing around some of my gear. It worked for 1280 miles, it should work for another 894. I did take some time to reshuffle my food drops, taking out the food i have never eaten, and trimming them down to about 4-5 days of food each. I also reworked my schedule to reflect what i think i will probably do for the rest of the trip. Most of the numbers are still guesstimates, but at least they are closer to real. I will do two more big days so that i can get to the hiker feed in harriman state park this weekend, but after that i have estimated averaging no more than 20 a day. This way i should relax a bit more, find some people to hike with, and have more time to read/write/do nothing. Even taking it easy, this schedule has me finishing on aug 31.7/22 Kent, CT
7/26 Lee, MA (someeone from worcester wanna come get me?)
8/02 Manchester, VT
8/07 Hanover, NH
8/15 Gorham, NH
8/25 Monson, ME
8/31 Kathadin The locations and addresses are all the same as before, but the dates have changed significantly. It is possible i might run ahead of this schedule, so it doesn't hurt to send something a little further ahead of time. I will still leave forwarding addresses at post offices just in case. After spending a day at home, i am already looking forward to getting back on the trail. It is an entirely different environment, and i think the greatest part about it are the people. It hit me today while driving how different it is. On the trail, everyone is basically assumed to be friendly and trustworthy, and this is generally a safe assumption. If you encounter someone who makes a mistake or even intentionally does something stupid, the assupmtion generally is that it was a mistake. While driving, even the smallest mistake warrants anger, names, and a one-finger salute. The assumtion is that the driver is a bad driver and made the bad move intentionally. Driving is an extreme case, but it does show the difference between the 'civilized' world and life on the AT.
It is far too late, and i should get some sleep before hiking a long day tomorrow. Ben is currently on vacation in CA, so they might not get up for a while, but there are lots of good pictures in the last set.
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