Starting location: Graymoor Spiritual Life Center
Ending location: RPH Shelter
State: NY
Miles today: 18.8
Miles total: 1,418.5
Today was somewhat of an uneventful day. We had heard that some trail maintainers were doing some trail magic at RPH Shelter. It was about 18.8 from Graymoor Spiritual Life Center to RPH shelter so there was no way we were going to pass that up. When we arrived at RPH, we were welcomed with cold soda, chicken, steaks, fresh salad, and blueberry shortcake. Wow was it good. Many of the trail maintainers were past thru hikers and can really talk your ear off about the trail. Most of them can remember their thru hikes like it was yesterday and describe it as one of the great highlights of their life. When we describe our journey to people we meet, most of them tell us, "I wish I would have done something like that." It is a bit sad that people have to resort to that statement. With that being said, it can be difficult for people, especially young people, to have the foresight to pursue their ambitions and dreams before life gets too complicated.
We saw our first southbounder today. Southbounders are hiking the trail from north to south from Mt. Katahdin to Springer Mt Georgia. Most southbounders start in early July so we will slowly begin to run into more and more of them. It is great to talk to southbounders because they can give you great detail on the trail and the terrain ahead. Only a couple hundred people southbound each year while 1,500 to 2,000 people hike the trail north each year.
The old iron water pump at RPH Shelter
We see deer almost everyday. This one wasn't scared at all.
Conan + Backwards
1 comment:
aw you guys! it looks like you are having such an amazing time! miss you so much!
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