Author Archives: thruhikeat

5/19/2016 This morning it was so hard for her to say the words I could see on her lips!! She hurt to much to keep going. Even tho she encouraged me to continue there was no way I’d ever ever consider that. What we needed was a trail angel! We packed everything up hiked back … Continue reading »

5/18/2016 – 8 Miles – 2016 Miles 16 We got off to a late start today. All the other Hikers headed out ahead of us. That was fine with me since I just wanted to hike with Abbie. Not many Hikers out this far north yet… no trail magic for us yet but others have … Continue reading »

5/17/2016 – 8 Miles Hello everyone!!! Back on the trail. It’s a always tough starting out again. This time I’ll have awesome company with me, Abbie wanted to live the dream for 150 miles. We had a great night at the Bear Mountain Inn getting ready… my pack weight was 30 lbs when we left … Continue reading »

5/22/2015 11.5 Miles – 2015 Miles 340.7 – Total Trail Miles 1402.6 Wawayanda Shelter – Beautiful day to hike…. right up to the point where I had to climb 1000 ft…. it’s called stairway to heaven (sorry bill) and it’s an unrelenting climb over crazy rocks and boulders… I’m alone in my hubble tonight and … Continue reading »

5/20/2015 16.2 Miles – 2015 Miles 316.2 – Total Trail Miles 1379.1 Very quiet hike today – 16.2 miles. I did pass a civil war skirmish line today, since rocks are so plentiful they would build a row of rocks and defend the high ground. Farmers used that technique also when clearing land but they … Continue reading »

5/15/2015 15.4 Miles – 2015 Miles 255.0 – Total Trail Miles 1317.9 Danielsville to Wind Gap 5/16/2015 15.6 Miles – 2015 Miles 271.6 – Total Trail Miles 1333.5 Wind Gap to Delaware Water gap….I did 16 tough rock filled miles today. PA is coming to a close and I’m sure the rocks will vanish with … Continue reading »

5/11/2015 8.6 Miles – 2015 Miles 200.3 – Total Trail Miles 1262.2 9 miles into Port Clinton. Hit Cabellas, Logans steakhouse, did laundry, had a 1hr shower, and slept in a real bed…Ahhhhhhh. The mornings always come to soon as I head uphill out of town. 45 mins later im totally soaked in sweat…dripping !! … Continue reading »

5/7/2015 10.9 Miles – 2015 Miles 134.6 – Total Trail Miles 1196.5 Back on the trail… tough climb out of Duncannon. Lots of rocks, they do work on the feet! We had the pleasure of watching a cub scout troop for about 10 min at an overlook… one in particular was a serious nose miner … Continue reading »

5/5/2015 11.4 Miles – 2015 Miles 123.7 – Total Trail Miles 1185.6 We rolled into Duncannon yesterday afternoon after a 2 mile rock scramble… they just keep getting worse from here. We did eat at the Doylet. The cheeseburger is the meal of choice and it was quite good. They wouldn’t let us check out … Continue reading »

I had a couple days without cell service and a few technical difficulties getting the blog posts in, but here they are. 5/1/2015 13.0 Miles – 2015 Miles 68.8 – Total Trail Miles 1130.8 Not much to report today. Stayed ahead of the weather and hiked into Birch run shelter. I was hiking along wishing … Continue reading »