7/17/12 – 1287 miles
Today was a zero day. I’m here in Delaware Water Gap waiting for the worst of the heat to pass. There are a lot of hikers in town and many are moving out tomorrow, creating a bubble that keeps growing as we move north. I think everyone is finding a place in the hiker community, joining other hikers with the same interests and pace, hanging around with people whose personality we like, moving as a group but individually as well.
My break has allowed some of the hikers behind to catch up. I met up with Kleenex, Nooga, and Bandana – hiking for the past three hundred miles a couple of days behind me – and had breakfast and lunch with them. Nooga, Bandana, and I even shuttled over to Strausburg to see the new Spiderman movie.
Tomorrow I will make a short hike up to a place called the Mohican Outdoor Center and camp there. The heat is supposed to break after that and I plan on making some good miles – no zeros for awhile – through NJ and NY.
I was just going to ask if you had seen Kleenex again. I knew she had stopped for several days and was lagging you. (I’ve been reading her blog, too.) Glad you reconnected, as she is your stand-in for Karen.
Castaway I am in Hanover should be in the whites in 3-4 days. Grady and his brother Nelson are in Washington D C
I finally found your page. Glad you caught up with Kleenex, Nooga and Bandana. I’m sure missing everyone and the trail a lot! You are making good progress. Hopefully the trail conditions will change for the better.