Total trail mileage: 1059.7
Starting location: Raven Rock Shelter
Ending location: Deer Lick Shelters
Weather: 78-87 degrees during the day. Partly cloudy midday. Cloudy
and brief shower in the afternoon
I am at
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.766405,+-77.485261
Yea, I didn't get out of my hammock until after noon. I really needed
the sleep. Surprisingly I wasn't at all sore or stiff from hiking
yesterday. I forgot to mention yesterday that I wasn't counting on
the rocks in Maryland. They are probably what was causing my feet to
ache.
Unfortunately I had run out of water at the end of yesterday (another
reason why I stopped when I did). The next water source wasn't for 5
miles, and those 5 miles became much more difficult than they
otherwise would have been. I was really thirsty when I reached the
water fountain and immediately drank a full liter of water. I need to
be more careful now that it is a little drier and hotter.
It didn't take long back on the trail before I ran into nice people
again. I was sitting at a picnic table at the county park when an
elderly woman stopped by to ask if I needed a ride into town or
anything. And then a guy working in the park told me to go in the
work room and use the faucet there to fill up my water bladder rather
than using the fountain.
Although I was planning on reaching PA yesterday, I HAVE NOW COMPLETED
MY SIXTH STATE! Maryland is done. I don't have anything else to add
on Maryland other than what I said yesterday. Now on to the dreaded
Pennsylvania...ugh...
As soon as I reached PA, the forest started smelling like manure. I
am not sure what that is all about. And, the mosquitoes are starting
to bite but they are at least manageable so far.
I was going to go a little further today, but I might as well get some
more sleep. Last night helped a lot but I am still sleepy tired.
Plus, there was a copy of the book Animal Farm in the shelter. I was
thinking recently about rereading 1984...Animal Farm will be a decent
substitution.
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