Hi,
This morning we're in Delaware Water Gap which is right on the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We spent the night at the Presbyterian Church of the Mountain Hostel and ate pizza. We're glad to be done with Pennsylvania. The state has been moderately rocky, exceptionally flat, and generally boring. We're looking forward to getting on to new England where we can start looking for actual mountains to climb.
It was really nice to see Matt this past week. I was really glad to have my brother around for a couple of nights. Thanks so much for the hotel, food, ride to Walmart, and slack packing. We're also super excited that the folks might be coming down in the next week.
Asides family visits we have been working hard to save money on this trip. Since it has gotten warm and we have checked our bank accounts we have been much more thrifty in our style of hiking. We've avoided all hotels, and most hostels. Since early Virginia we have spent almost no money on anything but food. It's a neat challenge to try to stretch out our money after we blew most of it in the first couple months. We are out here after all to live on the wilderness, bathing in rivers and sleeping in tents is a big part of that.
The rocks have just about destroyed my shoes. Both Cascadias have big holes on either side of the toe box. The tread is holding up though, I bet they have a couple hundred miles left in them. Especially so if we make it out of the rocks and on to easier trail. My jetboil has also failed. I've been using my partners' stoves in the meanwhile while I try to sort things out with JB.
Aaaaand I think that's most of it. Oh, yesterday was our the month anniversary,so that's neat. We're faster, leaner, and way more low budget than when we started, but it almost feels like we're getting close. Less than 900 to go.
Cheers,
Captain Tying Knots
