Hello Loves!
Abbey and I are writing to you from The Doyle Hotel, in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on a brief stop to use internet and have a VERY large order of fries and a woodchuck. Since we got back on from Delaware Water Gap, after our incredibly restful trip with Abbey's Family in New Jersey, we've been very strong. We've been averaging 18-22 miles per day and hit our 1,000 mile mark this week! We're 47 miles from The Doyle to the Mid-Point of the trail. We've had great weather, with the exception of a 17 hour rain yesterday starting at 1AM, which was lovely to walk in (Preston will be posting more about his 'experience' of this including his first opportunity to sleep in a completely soaking wet sleeping bag...).
Fall is here for sure, with nights dropping down to 40 degrees, and low 60's-70's throughout the day. The leaves are starting to change, and some trees have already started dropping their leaves.
Pennsylvania: We saw our first Black Bear in Pennsylvania. The first 6 days of hiking we saw either Rattlesnakes or Copperheads on the trail each day. We also found a 8 ft Rat Snake in a tree (Anaconda was playing in my mind...). We caught up with some old trail friends from Maine and have been leap frogging with them ever since.
It looks like we may have the opportunity to jump off in Harper's Ferry and go into D.C. to visit some friends and family for a couple days which we're looking forward to.
There is so much more to tell you all, but it's nearly 5PM here and we still have over 4 miles to go for the evening. We love you and miss you, and look forward to sharing more about this journey with you.
-Preston & Abbey
Some updated mail drops:
MD 18, Harper's Ferry, WV 25425
September 26th
MD 19 Front Royal, VA 22630
September 29th-30th
MD 20, Waynesboro, VA 22980
October 5th
MD 21 Big Island, VA 24526
October 10th
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