Culture shock

Still hiking

Still stealth camping on the A.T.

Me and nathan somewhere in west virginia

Can't get enough

I'm at harpers ferry with my nephew at the conservancy and we are hiking south on shenandoah

Victory

2180 miles ended with a monsoon on the mountain . The summit storm dropped an inch of water in one hour.  The thunder rolled but the lightening ruled. The sun finally broke thru and I was able to climb off the mountain safety, cold, wet ,tired and contented

50 miles left

Laura mary jo lake

Water crossing

Good morning

6 am 99 miles left

No problem

2000 miles

According to my AWOL book I have 184 miles remaining

Mile 1969

Saddleback mountain. 215 miles left

Mile 1949

I hiked from 6 am till noon in pouring rain. Only managed 8 miles. Slick underfoot , many steep ups and downs. The sun came out.& I changed into dry clothes, wrung out my wet clothes &  laid them on a rock to dry in the sun while I had lunch.& After eating I slept til 2 p the trail & my clothes seemed dry enough so I hiked 5 more miles. Found a good tent spot just before the rain. I start tomorrow 235 miles to go

Maine

Last state . 1902 miles done , 282 left. today was the first day I needed to stow my trekking poles, climbs  required my full attention. Tomorrow's hike in mahoosuc notch is described by AWOL as Most difficult. or fun on the A.T. I met a north bounder who had dislocated his shoulder in the noch, came back down to gorham to heal. One of every 3 southbounders have some abrasion  to their legs , some scratches from thorns.  But mostly from rocks,
FUN!  FUN!  FUN!

Shadow on smart mountain

Thank you "T" &"D". I hope you have a lovely time in lyme

Border crossing

Into new hampshire. only 2 states left

Good morning

Trail break

Giants thumb

Mile #1491 Connecticut. Perfect day for hiking long distances

Water pump

10 miles from connecticut border

Morgan stewart shelter

It is 6 pm I am the first to arrive at the shelter. the last 2 nights I spent with slow mosey , stripper ,sargent and weaver. I expect them to spend the night here we expect to rain and no 1 wants to carry wet gear

Doxycycline and lyme

The last few days are a blur.
Among  the side affects of doxycycline are difficulty with concentration and memory.
I begin a written  journal of when I took my medication. I see now I wrote June 7 for the last 3 days of journal entries.
I may only be able to hike 10 miles today but at least invented the 35 days months

perfect day

I'm struggling to maintain 1 mile an hour. I have had a cellulitis infection in my foot  for over a month now. first cycle antibiotics failed. I am in the first week of 3 week doxycyclene program in case it's lyme disease. so I just have to protect myself from the side affects and move slower. which means I will have more time to update my blog

Ny/nj state line

Bear encounter number 2

Mile 1318 .the bear that just ran from me ,30 yards up the trail.
was twice as large as the one  I saw in the shenandoah . This bear  was moving very fast. I'm glad he was running away because there is no out running that.

Storm coming

Glad to be out of rocks,but this cliff in front of me is scary especially in high winds.

Sunfish pond rock sculptures

Sun fish pond NJ

Mile #1294.
Temp. is cool perfect for hiking.
5 miles to Mohican Outdoor Center, coffee donuts

Wind gap behind me, next delaware water gap

Tuesday night tornado touchdown in bangor pennsylvania, near my location. all my gear was soaked . last night at wind gap I dried everything. fresh start this morning

The wind is trying to push me off this ridge

Team orange lightening

Memorial day picnic in virginia

The knife edge