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Day: |
061 |
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Date: |
Wednesday, 2 July 1986 |
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Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
24.4 |
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Daily Other Miles |
0.1 (hotel) |
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Total
AT Miles: |
1203.0 |
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Total All Miles |
1239.4 |
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Weather: |
Mostly cloudy, rain in the morning. |
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Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli.
Lunch: Biscuits and
peanut butter.
Dinner: Noodles and vegetables, pop tarts. |
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Aches: |
Feet sore, right shoulder aching, lower
back chafed. |
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Animals Seen: |
2 BEARS, ground hog, grouse, small snake. |
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People Seen: |
2 overnight hikers, some others. |
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Pictures: |
Here |
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GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 6:20am and ate breakfast in my
room before leaving at 7:10am. It was a good night’s sleep and my
feet didn’t cause me to wake at all, though they still feel
battered. It had begun raining during the night and was still
raining steadily as I left. The Trail followed the Schuylkill River
for a short distance before climbing away from the picturesque Port
Clinton. The Trail reached the ridge and followed the
crest. Again, there were patches of bad rocks which slowed progress
and were more treacherous when wet. The Trail passed close to some
good viewpoints – Pulpit Rock, The Pinnacle – and I got some great
views over the Pennsylvanian countryside. The Trail descended into
a valley where it passed through conifer forest which was very
pleasant. My feet, while sore, weren’t as bad as on the other
days. I had lunch in a nice spot and then ascended back up to the
ridge. Again, there were a lot of rocky sections which slowed
progress and were very tiresome. I stopped for my last break of the
afternoon at 5:30pm near Dans Spring and while sitting down looking
at the map I heard a twig snap. I loked up to find a full-grown
black bear less than 15 yards away sniffing the air – it hadn’t seen
me. Five yards away was a companion of similar size. They moved off
slowly into the bush foraging and I got out my camera as quietly as
possible and set off in stealthy pursuit. After about 200 yards I
got a couple of pictures and they still hadn’t seen me. If they had
seen me and were aggressive, there was nowhere I could have
gone. All very exciting. I continued on for the rocky last three
miles to the Allentown Shelter arriving at 6:50pm. Chuck, a
five-day hiker, was in residence. We chatted and got along well
while I successfully got a fire going with wet wood. Went to bed at
9:15pm. |
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