Day: |
057 |
Date: |
Saturday, 28 June 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
10.1 |
Daily Other Miles |
0.4 (around town) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1111.3 |
Total All Miles |
1146.7 |
Weather: |
Hot, humid, rain in the morning. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Mars bar, two health bars.
Lunch: Sub, ice-cream. Dinner: Pizza, ice-cream. |
Aches: |
None. |
Animals Seen: |
Deer. |
People Seen: |
Trail workers, many others. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Got up at 5:30am after a not particularly
good night’s sleep – too hot. It was raining a bit when I got up,
but the tree was good protection and nothing was really wet. I
started walking at 6:25am after a breakfast of a Mars
Bar. Surprisingly, I wasn’t as thirsty as I expected. I decided to
head for Thelma Marks Shelter, 5½ miles away, and, if hungry, have
breakfast there. It began raining quite heavily as the Trail
crossed some pleasant open fields and country roads before entering
the forest and climbing up steadily to another very rocky ridge –
the notorious Pennsylvania rocks. I reached the Thelma Marks
Shelter turn-off at 8:30am but, seeing it was ¼ mile away, decided
against going down. Had a couple of health bars instead and a 15
minute break. The next four miles into Duncannon involved more of
the rocky ridge before a rocky descent which, at one point, gave an
excellent view over Duncannon and the Susquehanna River. It looked
a bit like Hannibal on the Missouri. On the last part of the
descent I met a crew clearing vegetation from the Trail – much
appreciated. I reached Duncannon at 10am and, after visiting the
Post Office, checked into the old but quaint Doyles Hotel ($7.40 per
night!). After a bath, I did my shopping and laundry and mailed
cards to Delaware Water Gap Post Office and Clio before picking up a
big “sub” for a late lunch. During the day, Gordon, Paul and Tommy
turned up and checked in, as well as Paul’s girlfriend, Kathy, from
Washington DC. I spent the afternoon watching baseball on TV and
writing letters and diary. At 8pm, the five of us went to a nearby
pizza joint where we shared two huge pizzas. Afterwards, I got an
ice-cream and returned to the hotel lounge to watch another baseball
game. At 11pm I returned to my room and finished packing my food
and then my pack. It took longer than I expected (as always) and it
was nearly 1am before I got to bed. Slept quite well though. |
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