After giving it a lot of thought I’ve decided to put my hike on hiatus. Thank you all for joining me on my journey. To be continued…
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Gibbs
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Gibbs
There should be more places like the Doyle in Duncannon. Cheap, no-frills rooms, and good food. I ate so much I feel drunk with food.
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Jeanne
Foooood Cooomaaa! (Said in a cookie-monster-esque voice, I think.)
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Dad
Duncannon is indeed an oasis. So is Port Clinton, unfortunately a little too close to Duncannon to be a real lifesaver.
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Gibbs
How better to celebrate hiking over half the #AT than to eat half a gallon of ice cream, an AT tradition. I had mint chocolate-chip. Yum.
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Dad
You should be across the Susquehanna by now. Peter’s Mtn. Shelter is very fancy if you stop there. Congratulations.
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Gibbs
From sweltering heat to thunderstorms. The AT always keeps you on your toes.
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Mom
Where are you?
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Gibbs
Pine Grove Furnace State Park, in a mansion!
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Gibbs
Thank you state of Maryland for putting up a campground with bathrooms and showers. Perfect place to wait out another 95+ day.
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Dad
Too bad it wasn’t open when I was there.
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Gibbs
I can now confirm that a journey of 1,000 miles DOES begin with a single step. And then is followed by a couple million more.
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jan and mark
Amazing where your steps have taken you in this journey. Congrats on making the first thousand!
Love, Jan and Mark
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Gibbs
Shenandoah NP restaurants are killin’ me. Sunday: hike .5 off trail, no power. Today: closed between lunch and dinner.
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Dad
Restaurants! Thought you were supposed to be surviving on freeze-dried, twigs, bark, nuts and berries. Restaurants!
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Gibbs
If they’re going to put restaurants along the AT, I’m gonna use them. My biggest problem was I had planned my re-supply around not needing dinner for those days.
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Dad
Are you dodging cars on the Skyline Drive?
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Gibbs
I was, but no longer. Out of SNP, and soon to be in West Virginia.
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Gibbs
Just had a great picnic lunch with friends Blake and Carrie who live nearby. Glad they could come out.
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d&p
So glad youse guys could get together!!!!!
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Gibbs
Today in “Things that could kill me.” Saw two bears and two rattlesnakes. A new record! In Waynesboro now, where cars are a bigger threat.
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Dad
Were they green? (The snakes, not the bears.) The ones I saw up in PA were bright green. And big!
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Gibbs
The first one was, the 2nd one was all black. Thought it was a rat snake at first, good thing I checked.
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Gibbs
No fireworks for me yesterday, but I did have buffalo chicken and rice with turkey bacon. That’s kinda patriotic, right?
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Dad
You killed a buffalo! My god, how could you? That is so unpatriotic!
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Gibbs
What could be MORE American than killing buffalo?
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Lauren
terrible.
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Meagan and 
Dad are discussing. 
Jeanne are discussing. 
Mom are discussing. 
jan and mark is discussing. 
d&p is discussing. 
Lauren, 
Dad 11:00 am on July 30, 2012 Permalink |
Whassup?
Meagan 3:43 pm on July 30, 2012 Permalink |
So proud of you for getting as far as you have! I hope all is well, and I can’t wait to see you this weekend. 🙂