Thursday May 11, 2017
George W. Outerbridge Shelter 16.8 miles
Total mileage 233.5
When I got into camp last night it was late and I was so tired I didn’t get water and went to bed with only about 10 oz. Just enough to take my medication in the morning but that was it. Which ment that I had to get water this morning. I hate getting water in the mornings because it is so cold and the water here is really frigid. I think the current temperature is low to mid 40’s. My hands were so cold it is really painful to the filter water.
I am racing the rain that should be moving into the area on Saturday. I will not make it to town on Friday night, but should only have about 5 miles to hike on Saturday in the rain. Then once I reach the town of Wind Gap, PA I will call a taxi to take me to the hotel. This will be my first real hotel stay since starting this trip. We won’t count my stay at “The Doyel” as a hotel stay since it didn’t have a private bath. I am so looking forward to taking a shower and doing laundry. I haven’t had a shower since Sunday at Rock N Sole hostel. I have an unbelievable amount of dirt under my fingernails and I feel like I have crusty snot all around my nose. My bandana is just a cheep Walmart one and trying to blow your nose with it is really rough. So for those of you who want to use a bandana to blow your nose get a good one.
The hiking has been really hard the last two days with the increased mileage and all the rocks. I really have to slow down around the rocks and be careful. I have some ankle soreness that hasn’t deminished, but the bottoms of my feet are OK.

On today’s schedule was something called the “Knife Edge”. It was essentially a Ridge of boulders with a substantial drop off on each side. I managed to get across it in a full body sweat while hyperventilating and trying not to shit my pants all the while wondering how long this effing thing was going to last.
Ohhh, my feet ache just seeing all those rocks. Certainly not the kind of walk in the woods that I like so much. Missing you bunches.
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Miss you too, Mom
HAPPY MOTHER DAY! 💖
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Totally CRAZY!!! I’ve always heard the rocks in PA are tough, but this defies description.
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Oh my goodness. I feel your pain. 😦 Hang in there.
I think (aside from Bud) it was showers that I missed the most. I hope you enjoy your shower at the hotel.
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It was wonderful but I still have tape residue on my feet.
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