He said that he walks fast and hikes slow because he goes on lots of side trips. Several other hikers stopped by, even one that we hadn’t seen since the beginning of our trip. Since we had very full food bags, we just wanted to hang out. Water is tricky again, but there was a park about seven miles from where we stayed that we were able to get water at. It’s nice to be in our home state, even though we are still all the way across the state from our home. Before we knew it, we were in Pennsylvania! We got ready for our day and left around 8:00 or so. We woke up before six and enjoyed our breakfast complete with leftover vegetables from our shopping trip. Mile 1082.2 – campsite at the top of Rocky Top Shelter. We relaxed in our room and went to bed at a reasonable hour. It was fun to share our cooking with other people. We made a coconut curry soup, vegetable heavy, of course, and a pasta bake, which was also vegetable heavy. But we found it to be quite adequate and it is our favorite hostel so far. We procured a variety of items, including resupply, and the fixings to make two different meals over the course of the day.Īt the hostel, we relaxed and enjoyed cooking and conversing with other hikers and Hoodie, who really wants his new hostel to meet the needs of hikers. It was a very nice Walmart in Pennsylvania, right across the border from where we were staying in Maryland.

After cooking the breakfast provided by the hostel of waffles, eggs, and coffee, we hung up our tent to dry in the yard and had Hoodie, the owner, give us a ride to the Walmart. We were so happy to begin our zero day that we woke up before 6:00 a.m. Just knowing that we have tomorrow off to rest, dry our gear, and resupply feels good. We have a private room that’s very clean and there is plenty of hiker space but with that bit of privacy that makes it even better. We headed over to Zero Day Hostel, which was a block away from the park and perfect for us. The trail magic was just what she needed. Just as we were about to leave, another hiker came in very tired and exhausted from her day. We enjoyed our time there, and they had seen about 30 hikers come through, which was the amount they had planned for. They had meatless chili, fruits and vegetables all cut up in individual baggies, along with chips and even ice cream. They had spent a lot of time deciding where they wanted to hold their trail magic and discovered this nice pavilion.

Something that fascinated them was trail magic and so they decided to put some on. We saw someone we like to talk to, so we went over to say hi, and there was trail magic!Ī couple had listened to a speaker at their church talk about their experience on the Appalachian Trail last year. The terrain was okay until large rocks coming down into Pen-Mar Park, right next to the hostel. We reserved a room at a hostel 18 miles ahead and bucked up to get there.

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