I am through the densely populated northern states and into New Hampshire. Pennsylvania was awesome with some of the flattest terrain. I was able to log a 34 mile day. I saw a few more bear and a ton of blueberries. Right at Lehigh Gap in PA, I met a couple who put me up for a night and fed me. It was one of the best random blessings I have had on the trail. I met then totally soaked after a storm and 5 days of no shower. They have me a bed, shower, laundry and a few home cooked meals before sending me on my way.
NY and NJ offered delis closer to the trail where a hot sandwich and a beer for the evening became a nice routine. I stayed at Toni’s deli where he let hikers camp next door. Only problem was the area was lodged in 100 ft between a highway and a railroad, which ran all night.
They are no car sounds now and the mountains have become more serious again reaching over 4,000 ft. Today was my first day in the whites. It started good with a guy making omelets for trail magic. He would make you as many omelets as you wanted with whatever you wanted in them. I ate a total of 10 eggs, but was far from the record of 24 eggs in one sitting. After I climbed Moosilauke mountain at 4,800 ft. It was a 20 mile day with over 3,000 ft of elevation change. Now I’m staying in Lincoln NH for the night in a hostel and I’m excited for another day in the whites tomorrow. I officially have 26 days left on the tail, as my plane ticket back to NM is on the 25th of August. It’ll be a tough but doable last couple weeks.
