From PJ:
Definitely in PA now.
Boiling Springs, PA. Really nice little town.
And very flat, too. Probably the easiest hiking of the whole trip.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
June 12 - The Ice Cream Challenge
From PJ:
Did the half gallon challenge today.
Easy.
Also ate 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, toast, bacon, and a biscuit an hour before.
Rex should like hiking. Kicking up all this dirt gives you a lot of boogers.
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I also ate a hoagie today, too. [8 pig emojis]
I'm in PA now, so it was an official hoagie.
Patriot's parents have been awesome. They insisted on paying for all our food. Last night we went out to dinner and feasted then more of the same today. Felt awesome to sleep on a bed, too. My feet are feeling much better today. Only did 11 miles.
His dad was very excited about me eating a half gallon of ice cream, too. He took a ton of pictures.
June 11 - Halfway! 1094.55 miles Complete!
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| halfway! |
From PJ:
Set out to do 27 miles today. Ended up having to do almost 30. Into the 1100s now, and my dogs are barking, big time. Patriot's parents are visiting and got us a room at the Super 8 in Carlisle, PA.
About 100 [Miles PJ will hike before going to stay with Mom.] I'm gonna to try to coordinate with her tonight or tomorrow, but will probably meet her next Saturday. I'll take 2 full days off there.
June 9 - Harpers Ferry
From PJ:
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| I made a new friend |
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| I'm going with this scale |
I'm at Patriot's Aunt and Uncle's house right now. It's been nice. I took a shower, and they've been feeding us non-stop. They live only 10 minutes from the trail. His Uncle is telling us stories from when he did geological work on Antarctica for the Navy. Pretty crazy.
He is very proud to have taken a dump on every continent.
He also hiked the AT in the 80s and keeps busting our chops for all the modern gear we have.
I'm in Maryland, by the way. I'll be in PA tomorrow.
We are living pretty cushy this week. I will actually be sleeping indoors 3 out of 5 nights.
June 7 - Mi Degollado
From PJ:
Weighed myself at the ATC in Harper's Ferry. 180 lbs. I was between 215-220 when I started. Probably closer to 220 after all of that bar-b-que [in Ellijay, GA - before starting the hike.]
The diet itself is to eat as many calories as you can.
Just wear a 40 lb pack and walk up and down stairs for 8-10 hours a day.
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| Another Turtle for Rex |
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I'm at a restaurant called Mi Degollado, so I decided to look up the word degollado, which means, "to slit one's throat."
It is also a town in Mexico.
It maybe [a front for El Chapo], but the food is good, so I'm happy.
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