Just lookin’ for an excuse…
Mile 1,240.0Elevation 1,483 feet Miles Hiked 8.0 Woke up early at the Eckville Shelter, but I hung around awhile. The plan is to only go to
Mile 1,232.0Elevation 692 feet Miles Hiked 14.8 I left the Microtel Motel late, 10:45 AM. I had intended to only go about 5 miles to the
Mile 1,217.2Elevation 430.0 feet Miles Hiked 8.4 Up at 6:00 AM for breakfast and then off to Hamburg for a night in a motel. I’ll wash
Mile 1,208.8Elevation 1,545.0 feet Miles Hiked 15.1 Once again, my “snorer” radar failed me last night. I should have known something was up when all the
501 Shelter Interior Mile 1,193.7Elevation 1,460.0 feet Miles Hiked 17.5 No one came into the shelter late last night, so I spent the night alone. I
Mile 1,176.2Elevation 1,106.0 feet Miles Hiked 18.0 Last night, when I turned in for the night, it was just me, a SOBO through hiker and his
Mile 1,158.2Elevation 1,132.0 feet Miles Hiked 15.0 I left the last shelter at 8:15 AM. The goal for the day is 15 miles and if there
Mile 1,143.2Elevation 1,119.0 feet Miles Hiked 13.8 It’s back to the trail today. I woke up at the Day’s Inn about 6:30 AM and began packing
Mile 1,129.0Elevation 490 feet Miles Hiked 20.0 This is going to be a long day. I got up at 6:00 AM and started packing my backpack.
Mile 1,109.0Elevation 764 feet Miles Hiked 17.1 Late last night a hiker came into the shelter, and I thought I would have company after all. However,
