Day 60 – the turn
Waking up, I just hoped it would be a more successful day. I had snow to navigate and also undesirable symptoms. The first step was to...
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Day 59
The sickness of last night turned out not to be a one time thing. Nor did Mother Nature exude any sympathy upon me. When I woke up in my...
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Day 58 – the flu
We woke up in Riga shelter to dreary weather. The wind was howling and the fog was settling in to the mountains. Ahead of us were...
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Day 57 – The gateway to New EnglandÂ
At one point today we came out onto the road for a .5 mile road walk. We saw a mechanic shop with a soda machine out front and were...
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Day 56 – Company in ConnecticutÂ
It was very refreshing to have someone to hike with after so many miles in solitude. I had now truly reached the front of the heard of...
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Day 55 – Another thru hiker
Today I met three very different people. The first of these encounter was near the end of the day as I was making the final push towards...
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Day 54 – The Windy Road
The wind ripped by my tent all night and cut through my clothes as I packed up and began to hike. So much so that I had to put on my rain...
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Day 53 – All of the Lights
All I wanted to see in New York was a great view of the city but it was not quite as straightforward as a casual walk down the trail....
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Day 52 – The Empire State
I left New Jersey for good today and moved on to New York for about 100 miles. The trail was incredibly rocky with features called the...
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Day 51 – High Point
They are clever in jersey. Today I passed through High Point State Park. Ironically (or not) the highest point in New Jersey is here....
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Day 50 – tired in jersey
Imagine you have the biggest run/marathon of your life and you decide camping the night before and eating dehydrated food is the best...
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Day 49 – JerseyÂ
I made it into New Jersey today. By my count this is state 8 and mile 1300. It has been quite an adventure. To arrive in this new state I...
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Day 48 – DWG
I made it to Delaware Water Gap. Of course it is not in Delaware but is situated on the New Jersey/Pennsylvania border. Likewise this...
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Day 47 – Rocks on RocksÂ
Pennsylvania has an incredible amount of rocks. Think of it like walking up the largest local hill, only the hill is covered in softball...
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Day 46 – Reading Rainbow
And there I stood, just waiting for the Reading railroad to pass so I could pass. It would go down the tracks and then just before I...
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Day 45 – Home away from home
It’s been a month and a half of carrying not only just my home on my back, but everything I need to survive in every type of weather the...
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Day 44 – Gunshots
I have never been within earshot of a battlefield but today there were gunshots, canon sounds and jets around. The military presence has...
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Day 43 – DuncannonÂ
Last night was not filled with sleep. Not because of animals, noise, or sickness but simply due to excruciating thirst. A day in which I...
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Day 42 – Pizza
What if I told you that there was a way to eat as much as you’d like and still lose weight. Better yet, what if I told you I was on that...
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Day 41 – PennsylvaniaÂ
Maryland did not last long and in my journey northward I have crossed into yet another state. Pennsylvania is the next one up. I finished...
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