7\/27\/12 – 1442 miles
\nI walked alone today. There are still a lot of hikers trekking north but we are getting spread out. Now and then you will meet a Southbounder and exchange information on the trail ahead. But most of the time the woods are quiet and secluded. I find myself singing songs to pass the time.<\/p>\n
The air was so humid today that it seemed even the rocks were sweating. I was careful to watch my step on the slippery surface of dirt and roots. My clothes were drenched with sweat, sometimes getting in my eyes and burning, and always attracting every insect to come and feast on my blood. Deet is useless to deter them. The aroma of a hiker is too powerful.<\/p>\n
Tonight I am camped between Highway 19 and the MTA train station at a landscape garden center, friendly to hikers, offering a place to take showers and use of there bathroom. I arrived at 4:45 and Kleenex made it a few minutes later. We were just in time to take quick showers because they would be closing at five. Unfortunately, there was no hot water, but I managed to rinse the sweat with an icy dance for two minutes.<\/p>\n
A nice lady who is employed at the garden center offered Kleenex and I a ride to a deli a half mile up the road so we jumped in her car and made the trip for food. The deli made a good sandwich and afterward we both had ice cream.<\/p>\n
The trip back to camp was a short walk. It is illegal to hitchhike in NY – the State Police will ticket you – so we thought it best to walk. .5 is small compared to 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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