Allentown Hiking Club
Today sort of SUCKED! We did a lot of some of the nastiest rocks the trail has to offer. Fortunately it was a short day as we are setting ourselves up to get to Slatington on Tuesday. The location where Dana could get a ride to the airport would be Wind Gap which is 20 miles past. We decided not kill ourselves making miles and have more fun.The rocks alternated between really bad and exceptionally bad. I did OK as I have been conditioned over that last 3 months but Dana's ankles showed their discontent by swelling up tonight. She did great though holding up with out any serious injuries and no falls or scrapes on the unforgiving surface.
We did get a break from the rocks in the form of Dan's Pulpit where we got a good view. There we met some very nice people who shared food with us. Then back to the march through the rocks. We passed TriCorner, a place where three counties meet in a boulder field. I took a peek at the monument while Dana took a break. In the boulder field I saw two snakes, one live and one dead.About an hour before we made it to the shelter it started to rain but fortunately not to hard. It brought out a wonderful red-spotted newt that Dana stared at for a few minutes. The way it walks is captivating.
When we got to the shelter we ran into .357 Magnum, a person who I hadn't seen since Troutdale, VA and David a SOBO. The temps stayed fairly cool so we ended up carrying too much water and rolled into camp with a couple liters. Still we needed more for tonight and tomorrow so we took the half mile walk down hill to get some more and got caught in the rain on the way back up. It has been raining off an on but there is plenty of space in the shelter so we are keeping dry.
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