Finally out of PA! The rocks were not as bad as people said and the climb out of Lehigh gap was beautiful, but intense (a 1 mile scramble up the mountain side). I have had two more bear sightings now. One was a mother and her cubs who gruffed at me and sauntered off, and the other was a large adult who walked past me next to the trail. The lone adult barely acknowledged my presence. Both bears were substantially larger than the two I saw in the Shennies. Now I’m interested to see what the rest of the North East has to offer.
I can now regularly snack on wild blueberries and blackberries. Recently in New Jersey I have started seeing manor or edible mushrooms including penny buns!
Fantastic adventure! Very impressive!