Town treats

Don't know which one I am happier about. :) -jo

Heading home

No we didn't walk back! Three wonderful people helped get us home. Pat Monahan from NY(no not the city) took us to Duncannon PA where we ate lunch at the famous Doyle Hotel with(thanks for lunch) Pete Fleszar who traveled us to Morgantown WV(not before dumping us out of his convertible to hike a section of the GET West Route) (glad he thought it was a good idea) to Peggy Pings where we indulged in burgers, salad and potatoes before leaving to the Center Of The Universe!(My back porch Mullens WV!) sorry no squirrel gravy Peggy was walkin not huntin this year!

Pat and Pete

Hikers are always hungry! Thanks Pat and Pete for a wonderful evening! Always entertaining!
HillBillyBart

Woolrich, Inc

Woolrich has been a very welcoming town and company. So glad to revisit with Bruce and Barbara on our hike for lunch-thanks! Here they are (L to R) enjoying the evening with us at the Lodge.

Trip

To our Trail Angel Trip: thank you for the sanity break, good stories and best pizza on the trail.

Skittles

There are few foods in life I have taken for granted, but one of those precious few has been ripped away from me.

I have always enjoyed the tangy congealed high fructose corn syrup of Skittles. As a child I favored the flavor with red #40, but as I matured, so did my taste buds. Soon, I most yearned for the combined taste of yellow #5 and blue #1. LIME!

And now it is all over. Gone. Lime has been replaced by sour apple. SOUR. APPLE. This is an abomination and an insult to my taste buds and my humanity.

Please, Skittles, reverse this folly.

PS. We have been in the woods too long.

Lunch spot on the Mid State Trail today.

Pre-Stone Mountain

After a dream breakfast of blueberry pancakes with Pat and Jim, we went on a hike... Imagine that. But we had company! Nice to learn more about the trail from those who know it best. After a couple miles, Kenny treated us to donuts and ice cold hibiscus tea... Wow!

Garthes

Huge thanks to the President and First Lady of the Standing Stone Trail for inviting us into their home even though we were drenched. Smoked pork, salad, and all the fixins... A couple of cold beers and a cool view. Thanks for the great stories!

A bet won

Bart forgot to mention that I won a candy bar off of him today when he did not think it was Memorial Day Weekend and I did. I love making bets with him. Never enjoyed a Twix so much...

Pennsylvania, your mood swings are wild. Gusts of 35mph today. From 90s a couple days ago to 30s forecasted tonight. Wheeee.

Mmm

Breakfast of champions. It's my turn to post a geeky pic of Bart with beer. It's (kind of) nice to have reception. Note the air conditioner in the background.

Tiger!

Trail angel Tiger and me

Today was a hot, beautiful, and hot day. We walked down into McConnellsburg to get an ice cold shower or three, some cold drinks, air conditioning, and some much-needed rest.

Tonight my friend Tiger visited us! We ate and caught up and told stories of the AT. Yay sobo '09ers! Thanks for visiting, Tiger!

Ice cream!

Happy Hiker!

Roadside stop

Full on HoBo. Canned beef in its own juices for me and veggie soup for Jo. What trail magic or mistake. Stay tunned!

Hi ho hi ho

This morning into Siler for a resupply. Siler was a bust now 30+ miles and 2 days on very meager food supplies.

At the Loft

Sharon and Tom are very welcoming at their home. A hikers delight as Sharon takes a call for a shuttle and Tom stepped in to help with our soon to be delicious dinner.

Found treasure

My buds Big Ed and Lomans idea of take out Bar-B-Q

Reddish Knob

Stopped for lunch on Reddish Knob.

Let them eat

Sourdough and Anne twisted our arms for a very memorable night in Chattanooga for pizza, beer and cake!

Cosmic Brownies

The official trail food...