{"id":806,"date":"2014-07-08T21:15:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T01:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/wordpress-happytrails\/?p=806"},"modified":"2014-07-08T21:15:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T01:15:29","slug":"day-84-pa-443-to-pa-183","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/happytrails\/?p=806","title":{"rendered":"Day 84 – PA 443 to PA 183"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we slack packed again. This section was very rocky, buggy, and muggy. Not exactly ideal\u00a0or fun\u00a0conditions for hiking. It was a bit of a slog at times.<\/p>\n

We did have a nice overlook right\u00a0before crossing PA 501 at\u00a0the Kimmel Lookout. This is a cool spot that’s super easy to get to from 501.<\/p>\n

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Kimmel Lookout<\/p><\/div>\n

The rest of the trail from 501 almost all the way through to PA route\u00a0183 (over 9 miles) is insanely rocky. It ranged from large boulders down to many thousands of small foot destroyers. My feet hurt. My toes hurt. My toenails hurt. Ugh!<\/p>\n

OK, OK, I’ll stop whining about rocks! Here’s the snake of the day!<\/p>\n

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Big black snake hanging on the trail today<\/p><\/div>\n

On the positive side of things, Trippy seems to be just about back to 100%.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow we have about 15 miles to\u00a0finish up the\u00a0section of trail up to Port Clinton. After that, we only need to hike\u00a0the last 30 miles or so from Little Gap\u00a0to the\u00a0Delaware Water Gap \/ NJ border to finish up with PA. We’ve done the other sections either earlier in the week or earlier in March\/April. Woohoo!<\/p>\n

Vital stats:<\/strong>
\nMiles hiked today – \u00a022.1
\nMood – whiny from all the rocks, but good
\nPhysical state – good
\nSmell – still fresh, still clean
\nSong stuck in my head – I Love Rocks<\/strong> ‘n Roll by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts<\/p>\n

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