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It’s 20 degrees in Harper’s Ferry and 20 degrees in my hometown of LANSDALE, PA. Tonight the predicted low is 16 here and 15 there.  A few hours North, in one of my hangouts, New…

I CAN’T BELIEVE I WENT UP THAT SECTION AGAIN! But I did and it was way less scary. That’s a very good thing. I was getting apprehensive about my ability to complete sections that are…

Bear passing through!  Shortly before we reached this spot on the Trail, a big black furry creature passed by! How cool. Seeing the prints is way less scary than the actual animal. Still exciting though.…

As of November 2010, there were 95 Superfund sites designated to receive funding for the clean-up of hazardous waste. Somewhere up there at the top of the north side of the Gap, is one of…

In 1968 I graduated from Central Bucks HS with these guys. 48 years later, here we are at Bake Oven Knob on the Appalachian Trail.  There was very little quiet time today. We shared stories…

Under the bridge coming into Harper’s Ferry, you will find this. Pretty amazing that the graffiti artists have done their work all over this wall and left this signpost alone. This post will have nothing…

This is one of those AT standards. Down at the Mason-Dixon Line. What do you see? Some happy guy, looking like he’s about to embark on an adventure, right? Me, I see myself with a…

I love everything about the Trail. The Trail is in the process of changing my life. I really didn’t think anything quite like this would ever happen to me. I’m about to be 66. 66.…

This is pretty much the look and mood of the day as I started NOBO from Rt 309. Cold. Wind. Snow. Cool! I really like winter hiking. NO TICKS! That is the best. Those little…

Wolf Rocks! Such a great spot! Cruising an easy 9 with my HS friend John.  Another Wolf Rocks view.  I brought my safety pin along.  😀 Leaving Wolf Rocks… a beautiful stretch of Rhododendron and…