June 25, 2001

Day 88 - Rauch Gap Campsites to 501 Shelter

The photo that says it all: Blur (ready to go) and Longshanks (amidst pack explosion)
Good day. Relatively easy walking. Dave and I brought up the rear and took lots of breaks. Really pretty on top of the ridge. Almost looked like a park with grass, but the green stuff is actually some sort of Japanese ground cover (I think).

When we got to the William Penn Shelter, we crossed the “1,000 miles to go” line. Now we're in triple digits. Pandora’s parents drove down from Maine to see him and had a cooler full of soda and snacks for everyone.

Went to the 501 Shelter. It wasn’t as nice as I expected, but we stayed anyway. Big crowd again. Able to buy soda and Klondike bars from the couple in the house next door (the caretakers). Some people decided to slackpack into Port Clinton. I didn’t feel the need to do 23 miles.

Stray Cat has left us, made his move to do more miles. Murph is understandably bummed. Will we ever catch him? Will he come to the cookout in Pittsfield? Stay tuned.

1 comment:

  1. This is my all time favorite picture of you two!

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