Walking Sticks
Saturday, September 26, 2020 10:19 pm
Location: Deer Lick Shelter (382.7 miles)

A relatively nicer day than the weather forecast suggested got me a lot of great conversation. Oh, and closer to the completion of my Tuscarora-Appalachian Trail loop, too.

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Friday, September 25, 2020 7:59 pm
Location: Quarry Gap Shelter (366.9 miles)

A warm, humid day over some easy trail brought me to Quarry Gap Shelter, one of my favorites on the Appalachian Trail.

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Fall Colors Are Starting
Thursday, September 24, 2020 8:22 pm
Location: Pine Grove Furnace State Park / Ironmasters Mansion (349.7 miles)

With only 15.4 miles from the shelter to the Ironmasters Mansion at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, I didn’t need to get started especially early. But with a shower and laundry waiting for me there, that was the enticement I needed to get moving at least somewhat early; why wait when there’s comfort waiting?

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Conodoguinet Creek
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:08 pm
Location: Alec Kennedy Shelter (334.3 miles)

Today begins my trek on the Appalachian Trail back to Harpers Ferry, to close the loop of the Tuscarora and AT.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:19 pm
Location: Scott Farm AT Work Center / Red Cardinal B&B (320.1 miles)

My final day on the Tuscarora Trail could hardly have gone better.

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