Tuesday, 5 October Destination: Horse Shoe Trail Campsite Today’s Miles: 10.0 Start Location: Peters Mountain Shelter Trip Miles: 21.6 Last night just before sundown a hiker came to the shelter. He went down for water and it was dark when he came back up. He is from Asheville and started his hike in June from Maine. He stayed in…

Monday, 4 October Destination: Peters Mountain Shelter Today’s Miles: 6.7 Start Location: Clarks Ferry Shelter Trip Miles: 11.6 Bob and I awoke to a very light rain. It did not last long but we took our time making coffee, eating breakfast and packing. Since we stayed in the shelter, no wet tents to pack. We started hiking about 9:30….

Sunday, 3 October Destination: Clarks Ferry Shelter Today’s Miles: 4.9 Start Location: Duncannon, PA Trip Miles: 4.9 The Appalachian Trail section from the Doyle in Duncannon to the 501 Shelter will complete a continuous section from the start of the AT in Georgia to near Palmerton, PA for me, about 1,260 miles of the trail. This leaves me with…