Well, our hikers made the half-way mark on the 50th day of their 100-day hike! Two miles in to Day 50 they hit mile 1,088.1!
Last night, after a 25.8 mile day, they saw their local friend Kevin who brought them some Taco Bell and granola bars!
Kevin brought it out to them at a road stop near Tom's Run shelter. Thru-hiker Creep shared shelter quarters.
They have hiked through Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and are now in Pennsylvania for about another week.
After that (hopefully!) it's New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and finally Maine.
Tonight appears to be a hostel break night at Boiling Springs, after completing 23.1 miles. Total hike mileage to date: 1,109.
My legs are starting to hurt just imagining walking that distance!
'Til the next report....
This afternoon they took the well-know AT tradition of the 1/2 gallon ice cream challenge... namely they both had to eat a 1/2 gallon of ice cream in an 1 1/2. Chris polished off a 1/2 gallon of Moosetrack, while Jack finished a 1/2 gallon of Banana Split.
Have met up again with fast-paced thru-hikers Camel and Fungi.
Tonight
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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