June 19 – "Ridiculous… Truly Unbelievable"

Post date: Jun 20, 2012 5:07:27 AM

"Five Pair" and "Dos" returned to the trail with clear sky and hope that the rocks of the previous day were behind them. They got clear sky.

The twelve miles of rocks of the previous day were described as "brutal" and "incredible" however, as it turns out that experience was just a taste of what lie ahead. While this day’s hike was interrupted briefly by deer, snake and two HUGE bears (much larger than the bear in the video posted here) crossing in from of the hikers, the 23.6 miles hiked today was essentially twice the distance of rocks of the previous day and was suffered without a break.

Physically worn down, the two hikers made their way to the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, boardering New Jersey, with laundry, cleaning up and food on the agenda and now with less than 900 miles to the summit of Mt. Katahdin.

A tired "Five Pair" in summarizing the hike provided this assessment: "ridiculous…. truly unbelievable."

1287.6 miles complete/896.8 miles to go