Quick Update and Pictures

Kittatinny Mt- Rocky Summit

Wooden Tower near High Pt State Park

Sorry for the long pause since the last update.  I left Waynesboro with high spirits only to be washed away by a couple of days of long cold rain.  i didn't get any pictures due to the weather.  It was cold and wet.  I basically walked all day, took shorts breaks in shelters to eat and kept walking.

The less less than moderate terrain, this accounted for many miles but did not bode well for my feet.  I have been battling blisters and sores since then.  So now I am walking fewer miles.  4 nights in a row alone had me second guessing why i am out here.  I decided that i was too far behind the pack to stay motivated.  I made it to Boiling Springs, PA and "yellow blazed" a small portion of the trail to meet up with more hikers.  I landed in Delaware Water Gap, PA at a church hostel just south of the NJ border.

Knoxville- Sunrise Mt (storm)

The next morning, I started walking again and met a few cool folks.  Knoxville, IV, TP, Dingo, Free, and Flapjack just to name a few.  I'm sure there will be more stories about them later.

Catfish Lookout Tower

Switchback and Knoxville

Appalachian Mountains

Bear and Cub climbing tree

Boardwalk (.8 mile) Pochuck Creek/ Swamp

foot damage

I am currently is a hostel run by St Thomas Episcopal Church in Vernon, NJ.  Very nice facility with showers, washer/dryer, and sleeping for 12 hikers, plenty of places to ear nearby and plenty of resupply points.  Due to the condition of my feet I will spend a whole day here without walking to see if I can get them to heal any before walking out again.

Sorry for the short update... computer time is limited here and I have used my share of time.  Thanks for keeping track and let me know if you have any questions.

foot damage 2

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