Trip Miles: 1333.30
I took my meds, wrapped my foot, and headed for the trail. We split up to hitch and got rides pretty quickly. We met at Joe's for some breakfast sandwiches. They were very good and reasonably priced. We met Rowdy there who had been off the trail for four days with, guess what, an infection. He's back and doing well.
We headed up and out of town over more of N.J. rocks. Supposedly they become less of a problem soon. We made a few climbs, passed a few ponds and lakes below us and were moving along fairly well. We bumped into VooDoo again and climbed a fire tower for some views. There was a place called the Pavillion on top of a ridge. It was close to a parking area and was a nice place to take a break. VooDoo, Rowdy, Oil Can, and Senator were there and we enjoyed hanging out for a bit.
Six miles down the trail we stopped at Rutherford Shelter. The ridge runner there told us about an observation tower near the lake with views to High Point State Park. We knew there was a concession stand at the lake so we all headed there. It was a rough hike with lots of rocks and some tough climbs. The stand closes at six; we got there at 5:30. The lady running the place was a sweetheart and kept it open until everyone was fed. Thank you.
Another hiker who we had met briefly was at the stand, Conundrum. She had begun a thru-hike last year. She was bitten by a black widow spider in Pa. and had to leave the trail. She's doing a section this year. We all went to the wooden tower and decided it was a fine place to sleep. A nice breeze, beautiful views and good company. We chatted for a while then said good night.
TTFN
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| The left foot's still a bit swollen |
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| VooDoo |
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| Fire tower view |
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| View from the Pavilion |
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| High Point State Park |
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| Just another beautiful sunset on the AT |
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