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Apr 13, 2024 : Griff Appalachian Trail

Day 6: Great Views and an Interesting NOBO

Day six has a wealth of great views of the Pennsylvania countryside.

First up was Dan’s Pulpit about four and a half miles into the hike.  This is a great place to take a break!

I ran into a Northbound thru hiker a couple miles after Dan’s Pulpit who was finishing a hike he had to abandon last year.  He had a stroke on the trail and was airlifted out, but he wasn’t done!  He resumed the hike a mere 2 weeks later and then fell and broke an arm. But he wasn’t done!  He resumed the trail again 6 weeks later and fell damaging his kneecap.  That was finally enough for the year.  Now he’s back this year finishing the AT.  This guy is 2 years older than me,  turning 70 in 2 months.  He has my respect.

I hiked on southbound and reached the Pinnacle about 10 miles later.  This, in my opinion, is the most spectacular vista on the AT in Pennsylvania.

A couple miles after the Pinnacle is the Pulpit,  another great view of the local countryside.

It’s less than two miles from the Pulpit to the Windsor Furnace Shelter where I spent the night in my tent nearby.

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Griff
Apr 13th : Griff
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UPDATE: I’ve changed my mind about doing an out and back. I have decided to complete a full southbound (SOBO) hike of the trail instead. After finishing the 1300 miles from Pennsylvania to Georgia I will “flip-flop” to Maine and hike SOBO from Mount Katahdin to Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. I'm a sixty-eight year old semi-retired software architect/engineer and systems analyst. I live with my wife in north-central New Jersey within 1 hour of several trailheads on the Appalachian Trail. I enjoy day-hiking the AT with my wife, rails to trails biking with my college buddies, reading about technology (especially space) and reading/listening to science fiction novels. I'm currently planning an out and back on the AT from the Delaware Water Gap in New Jersey to Springer Mountain Georgia. I am planning to start this 2,600 mile round-trip hike in late March and to finish sometime in September. This will be a real challenge for me and I am looking forward to it!

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  • Sharon Kelly Hake : Apr 27th

    Love reading about your progress, Griff. Glad Kim has been able to join you for parts of the AT. Good luck. Stay safe.

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  • Sherry Rouse : Apr 27th

    Kudos to the hiker who’s almost 70 trying to finish the AT! And to you for getting through some of these rocks in Pennsylvania!

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