Red Bull had a rough day today. All seemed to be going well at first... but the water sources were dried up again, his new insoles were "ripping up" his heels, and he thinks he has poison ivy.
When he checked in for lunch at 3:00 pm, he was energetic and encouraged. He called me at 6:00 pm asking me to double check things in the guidebook, and by 7:00 pm was feeling very discouraged.
He took a lunch break in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, mile 1146.6 on the A.T., elevation of 353 feet. He was trying to reach the Clark's Ferry Shelter, and said he had been hiking up a very steep hill for over two hours. He said the guidebook was way off, and the terrain is much more difficult than it claims. The elevation at the shelter is 1,211 feet.
He was running low on water, and we were hoping the shelter had water as it claims in the guidebook. He had to hike a little ways (another hill) for the water, and he said it took almost an hour to fill up a water bottle... but there was water. This is good news, because I do not see any reliable water sources listed for tomorrow until he has hiked 16 miles!
He stopped for the night at the Clarks Ferry Shelter. He said he met a few people yesterday who were out hiking for a couple of days. He said he met a couple of people today hiking the trail southbound. He is all alone at the shelter tonight, which he does not like... and we do not particularly like. He is considering jumping ahead to rejoin his group. We have told him we will assist him with this if it is what he chooses to do. He would go back to hike this missed section at the end.
I hope he awakens refreshed, energetic, and ready to tackle what the day holds... I also hope he meets some good people to hike with, or at least talk to at the end of the day at the shelter.
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| stock photo - dry stream |
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