Day: |
059 |
Date: |
Monday, 30 June 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
25.7 |
Daily Other Miles |
0.4 (0.2 spring, 0.2 campsite) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1160.1 |
Total All Miles |
1196.3 |
Weather: |
Mild, partly sunny. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli, health drink. Lunch:
Biscuits and peanut butter, health bar. Dinner: Macaroni cheese,
instant pudding. |
Aches: |
Feet and back sore (chafing). |
Animals Seen: |
Squirrels, rabbit, groundhog. |
People Seen: |
AT trail crew (2), 5 overnight hikers, many
others. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 6am and, for some reason, took a
long time to get going. Left at 7:40am. However, I seemed to cover
the miles quickly in the first session which passed through pleasant
woods and the remains of an old mining area and the site of the
Rausch Gap settlement. After that, the AT descended to meet a road
and then followed various roads for two or three miles – quite
populated. The weight of my pack is beginning to tell on my feet
which are excessively sore and I feel tired generally. After
crossing under the I-81 several times, the AT climbed back up onto
another ridge. Some of the climb was rocky, as was the Trail along
the crest. There were some views out across the closely farmed
valley to the east. I stopped for lunch at Blue Mountain campsite,
having covered a good 18½ miles in the morning (till 2:30pm). It
began spitting while I lunched. I continued on after an hour’s
break with full water bottles. My pace slowed and I felt very tired
(sore feet). There were also some long difficult rocky
stretches. It took until 7pm to reach Hertlein campsite only seven
miles from lunch. Very slow and I’m a bit concerned I’m overdoing
it – 25 miles again tomorrow. The campsite was quite nice and I had
a quick dinner, etc., and got into my tent at 9:10pm. Rain is
forecast. During the day, I remembered I hadn’t addressed the card
sent to Clio. Tonight is one when I would rather be home. |
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