Author Archives: Ryley

We passed the halfway point this morning! It wasn’t that big of a deal, and it was somewhat sobering to think we have so much left to do. After lunch, we went right by Quarry Gap Shelter, and met Jim, … Continue reading →

Not a very restful night. Drunken NoBos stumbled loudly into camp later in the evening (from the town tavern). The trains also kept coming all night. We still got up shortly after 6, heading into town for breakfast. We passed … Continue reading →

The sprinkling last night didn’t amount to much and we had another dry and sunny+clouds day of hiking. It turned out we were about 100m short of the shelter last night – oh well! More ridge walking today with some … Continue reading →

Another day in PA! Not a lot happened again, we just hiked some more good miles. We met a woman hiking Northbound with her dog who has been on the trail since May 25th – making good progress. She said she … Continue reading →

We hit 1000 miles today! The day itself was probably our easiest hike, no climbing more than 200 feet at a time. It still dragged a bit though, as there wasn’t much to look at except our feet. We did … Continue reading →

Today we had a resupply planned so we got up early and we’re hiking by 7. We did hit patches of “Pennsylvania rocks!” but again it was intermittent and some fairly easy walking in between. More up and down today … Continue reading →

We had a few wake-ups in the night – a fireworks show nearby at 10pm, then the moon was rising brightly, and last a deer crashing and snort-wheezing through our camp. But, we still woke up fairly early and hit … Continue reading →

Back to the trail! First we took a bold step and sent Megan’s sleeping bag home. I’ve barely been using mine, so we will share mine like a quilt. We also decided to stop cooking dinner for a bit. If … Continue reading →