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Post date: Jun 17, 2012 9:02:17 AM
Breakfast, packing and a return engagement with Chicken–N-Dumplins at Cracker Barrel was the beginning of the day. Thereafter, "Five Pair" awaited a ride by friends of "Duke’s Keeper" back to the AT as the friends were picking "Duke" and "Keeper" up to meet up with some friends.
"Five Pair" began her hiking around 3:30p and with just a bit over 14 miles to go she picked up the pace. Notwithstanding the quickened hiking, the sun set and "Five Pair" anticipated she would soon find herself walking in increasing darkness as she made her way to the shelter area. Headlamps availability became less necessary as two incredible displays occurred. The first was the impressive light display provided by the stars above as the lack of light pollution in combination with a waning crescent provided a memorable display. The second was a massive display of the Pennsylvania state insect, photuris pennsylvanica, otherwise known as the Pennsylvania firefly. The beauty of the stars and flies made the darkness lighter and hiking time faster and "Five Pair" found her way into the Eckville Shelter. Her arrival was greeted by two female short term hikers who offered up quite the spread of food, "Dos" and the shelter caretaker, a three time AT thru hiker, who provided "Five Pair" a soda.
After a quick dinner, the tent went up and the day was done.
1226.5 miles complete/957.9 miles to go
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