Tackling the most difficult section in the mid-Atlantic and finishing NJ.
August 30, 2022
Ascent: 741’
Descent: 671’
Weather: hot, hazy, and humid (mid-80’s)
Sightings: blue-tailed skinks, deer, chipmunks, and a woodpecker
High points: enjoying the views from Prospect Rock and completing the entire New Jersey section of the AT!
Last day in NJ.
August 29, 2022
AT miles: 12.0
Ascent: 2017’
Descent: 1726’
Weather: hot, hazy, and humid (mid 80’s)
Sightings: a fawn and lots of random birds
High points: walking the Pochuk Boardwalk and eating a cider doughnut ice cream sandwich
August 28, 2022
AT miles: 14.1
Ascent: 1196’
Descent: 1819’
Weather: hot, muggy, and mostly sunny (mid-80’s)
Sightings: a donkey, a fawn, and lots of chipmunks
High points: the beautiful views from the farm fields and the flowers in the swamps
August 27, 2022
AT miles: 11.3
Ascent: 1126’
Descent: 911’
Weather: warm and sunny (low 80’s)
Sightings: chipmunks
High points: relaxing in the pavilion on Sunrise Mtn and not falling despite tripping multiple times
Today is the hundredth day that I have been hiking on the AT!
AT miles: 20.7
Ascent: 2331’
Descent: 2121’
Weather: sunny, hot, and humid (high 80’s)
Sightings: noisy squirrels that scared the daylights out of me!
High points: walking the extended ridge line in the morning and drinking cold lemonade at a restaurant
A short, lazy day.
August 25, 2022
AT miles: 6.1
Ascent: 496’
Descent: 632’
Weather: hot and sunny (mid-80’s)
Sightings: frogs
High points: chilling at the top of Raccoon Ridge and relaxing at the Mohican Outdoor Center
On the trail again, this time in NJ.
August 24, 2022
AT miles: 3.8
Ascent: 1254’
Descent: 150’
Weather: hot and sunny (mid-80’s)
Sightings: lots of deer
High points: watching the gorgeous sunset from the comfort of my sleeping bag (inside my tent)