Schmitty's Place: To hike or not to hike...

5 November 2018 Monday

Zero day today. In the 40s with heavy rain. It was nice and warm in my sleeping bag. Not a fan of hypothermia, so i decided to stay put. I am here for fun, not misery. No alone time. Still plenty of hikers out which is a big surprise.

There is.one other section hiker that is getting off the trail in Duncannon. This is home to the infamous Doyle. Hiker house, bar, and resturant. I understand it is an experience. Brian came last night, but like me decided not to hike today.

There was another hiker that stayed last night. He is a SoBo ( south bounder) hiker. He finishes today at Boiling Springs. He was up and out around 8am. He flip flopped. That is he hiked GA to Boiling Springs, then traveled to Khatadin Mt and finished SoBo.

Two more Sobo stopped here today. Bear Magnet (trail name) stopped for lunch and decided to to stay. He will finish at Harpers Ferry November 10, roughly 112 miles to go. The next SoBo stopped in shortly after lunch. His name is Larry (real name). He does not have a brother Daryl and another brother Larry.

I have been asked many questions about my, which I could spend hours talking about. I don't want to bore people to tears. One of the questions was, "what do you think about?" So here goes.

Right left repeat
Rock, root, puddle repeat
Watch the wet leaves on the rock
Am i on the trail
Where's the white blaze
How deep is that water.
Squirrel, no really a squirrel
Praying
Walking Meditation breath in out
Where do i get water next
Backpacking gear
This really hurts
Did i bring enough food
Don't use you head lamp on red when writing with an orange pen.

Tomorrow i will hike ran or shine. Word is it should be upper 50s to low 60s. I've don't that. But that is tomorrow all we really have is now. Moment by moment my friends.