We got up early the morning before going to Duncannon, PA. This is Daddy-O overlooking Duncannon and the Susquehanna river valley. We were able to arrive before the Doyle Hotel opened so we had breakfast across the street at Goodies, which is my favorite breakfast place on the trail.
A day or so out of Port Clinton, PA we crossed a road and then a couple of minutes later came across this sign. I assume that it is a road to someone's private property. The sign quickly cleared any misconceptions about which way to go.
Just after Palmerton, PA we came across the Palmerton Zinc Superfund site. For about 100 years there was mining and a zinc smelting factory in Palmerton. In 1980 the EPA shut it down and in 1982 started rehabilitation. The area was devasted. So we started the day with a steep climb with absolutely no tree cover. We then crossed over the ridge downwind of the factory and after 25 years of help it was still not doing well. It made for some interesting terrain. Not a place where we wanted to sample the blueberries. When we get back on the trail we can compare it to Nuclear Lake by 10 Mile Island.
In New Jersey I came across 3 bears. This is the first one. Once we saw him and he saw us it took about 5 minutes before he got off the trail and we could pass. This is the only one of the 7 bears I have seen on trail that I was able to get a half decent picture of. All the bears in VA and PA ran away once they noticed me. In NJ they just waited and checked us out before slowly going on their own way.
Just as we entered Harriman State park in NY we met Paddy-O. Paddy-O hiked in 2000 and has spent the last three years as a Trail Angel. It was a very humid day and while I was well hydrated on water, I did not have any gatorade or other type of drink mix. We had just finished about 17 miles with 4 more to go, and our spirits we a little down. He provided us with gatorade, hot dogs, snacks and Frank Sinatra singing "New York, New York." Then he mentioned that he had a full bar. So we opted for his specialty, Trail Bombs. These were Irish car bombs (a shot of Jameson and Irish Creme dropped into Guinness and then chugged), but on the trail. Shadow, Daddy-O, Peacock and I all had one then finished off our day of hiking.
We got up early the morning before going to Duncannon, PA. This is Daddy-O overlooking Duncannon and the Susquehanna river valley. We were able to arrive before the Doyle Hotel opened so we had breakfast across the street at Goodies, which is my favorite breakfast place on the trail.
A day or so out of Port Clinton, PA we crossed a road and then a couple of minutes later came across this sign. I assume that it is a road to someone's private property. The sign quickly cleared any misconceptions about which way to go.
Just after Palmerton, PA we came across the Palmerton Zinc Superfund site. For about 100 years there was mining and a zinc smelting factory in Palmerton. In 1980 the EPA shut it down and in 1982 started rehabilitation. The area was devasted. So we started the day with a steep climb with absolutely no tree cover. We then crossed over the ridge downwind of the factory and after 25 years of help it was still not doing well. It made for some interesting terrain. Not a place where we wanted to sample the blueberries. When we get back on the trail we can compare it to Nuclear Lake by 10 Mile Island.
In New Jersey I came across 3 bears. This is the first one. Once we saw him and he saw us it took about 5 minutes before he got off the trail and we could pass. This is the only one of the 7 bears I have seen on trail that I was able to get a half decent picture of. All the bears in VA and PA ran away once they noticed me. In NJ they just waited and checked us out before slowly going on their own way.
Just as we entered Harriman State park in NY we met Paddy-O. Paddy-O hiked in 2000 and has spent the last three years as a Trail Angel. It was a very humid day and while I was well hydrated on water, I did not have any gatorade or other type of drink mix. We had just finished about 17 miles with 4 more to go, and our spirits we a little down. He provided us with gatorade, hot dogs, snacks and Frank Sinatra singing "New York, New York." Then he mentioned that he had a full bar. So we opted for his specialty, Trail Bombs. These were Irish car bombs (a shot of Jameson and Irish Creme dropped into Guinness and then chugged), but on the trail. Shadow, Daddy-O, Peacock and I all had one then finished off our day of hiking.
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