Thursday, September 11, 2014

Day 47: September 8, 2014

My feet are feeling so much better today!  The Columbia shoes i have dont rub at all on the blister areas of my heels so its nice to be able to walk again.  This morning i made the trek back to town and got my shoes from the post office and mailed my Merrells to my folks house.  A little surprise from my mother was some of her homemade chocolate chip cookies!!!  Thanks mom.  I grabbed a breakfast sandwich from the deli and went back to the shelter where A-Bomb had been waiting for me.  A cool thing was on the way back from town I saw a porcupine.  That's the second one i have ever seen in my life and first i have seen in the wild.  We didn't get on the trail until 9:15am but we only had 18 miles to do so there was no rush.  Right at lunch time we passed High Point state parks visitor center where they give a free can soda to thru hikers.  No NOBO's had ever talked about NJ being rocky but it is.  It is very flat but rocky in portions and is a prelude to what Pennsylvania will be like.  Water still isnt readily available but the cooler temperature during the day helps a lot.  I believe we finished the day at 4pm.  We hauled butt.  It was nice hiking with A-Bomb all day its not often i get to talk to people because i hike so fast.  Tomorrow i have a big day planned with 31 miles to Delaware Water Gap, PA.  

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