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Day 12 Out of Duncannon to Cumberland Valley
The first view of the day is looking down on Duncannon from the mountain just southbound of it. You can just make out Duncannon along the left bank
Day 11 Peter’s Mountain Shelter to The Doyle Hotel
Wow what a beautiful day after three days of stormy weather with two days of intermittent heavy rain. It’s a beautiful day and the high today in
Day 10 Rausch Gap campsite to Peter’s Mountain Shelter
At Rausch gap overnight the weather seem to alternate between heavy rain and heavy wind. Finally at about 4:30 in the morning one of my stakes
Day nine some green is appearing and a wet ending
After a stormy night last night my hike began in fog and rain. The picture below is from a powerline, probably a beautiful view under different
Days seven and eight Rocksylvania earns its name
Day 7, 14.7 miles On day seven I hiked from the Windsor furnace shelter to the Eagles nest shelter. On the way I stopped in Port Clinton to have
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
Day 5: Back on the Trail
Today, my wife, Kim, brought me back to where I left off and joined me for the first three miles of my hike. Beginning at 11:00 a.m., we hiked
Days 3 and 4: 10 miles and out for a day
The day started well. Once again it was a cold morning but my puffy jacket and rain jacket kept me from being too cold. I had my standard oatmeal
Day 2 Dinner at Blue Mountain Resort
At my campsite on the mountain south of Windgap it sprinkled and sleeted off and on through the night. My bear canister was covered with frozen
Day 1 The challenge begins
Most tiers start with day zero I’ve decided to start with day one so that the day actually reflects the number of days I’ve hiked at the time of the