Off to New YOrk tomorrow, Today Walking in the woods.

Walker and Legs at the half way point, Legs is a tall guy!

Here we are at the half way point for the third time. Maybe it will be the last time and we will finish the trail this year, if not WE QUIT!

Looking from the new bridge to an old Bridge over the Susquehanna River at York, PA

We passed this log cabin when walking out of Pinegrove a couple days ago, someone's beautiful summer cabin, bordering on the Appalatchian trail.

Notice my girl walking over a few rocks, they are plentyful in Pennsylvania, the Hikers call it Rocksylvania.

This is 'Yak' (trail name) we met him as he approached Pine Grove furnace. He is now half way on his hike to Mt Katahdain. He has hiked over a thousand miles since the early SNOW the first of March.

This is the Pine Grove Furnace where Iron was melted for over a hundred years.

This is Dan and Joan the happy couple who live in Lancaster. Joan's family are from Lancaster, DAn is a transplanted NC boy. Joan had taken up golf and is quite good I hear. They also ride a Harley!!!


Today's exciting adventure:

The trip here has been nice. A few bumps in the road with the RV but all in all the visits with old friends made the stop in Pennsylvania a great success. This area of PA is absolutely magnificent this time of the year. I remember the first time I heard the name Susquehanna it sounded very odd. Dallas mentioned the river several times in our first conversations in 1956. Now it is old hat. We have even walked across it, (On a bridge of course).
Dan is a North Carolina boy. His family, the Doughtons, are famous in past NC history. He had an uncle who was Lt. Governor of NC and another uncle who was a Senator and head of the Ways and Means Committee in Washington. One Uncle was instrumental in pushing the Blue Ridge Parkway through. Now there is a Doughton Park on the parkway. Dan himself worked for the President in the basement of the WhiteHouse (with the Navy), Nixon was President.
Dan and Joan were the dancers. At our Christmas parties (When he was my boss in Naval Intelligence Processing) the crowd would stand back and quit dancing to watch Dan & Joan ‘Cut a rug’. Joan is a cute little thing and Dan is a pretty tall guy. It is no wonder her favorite TV program, like Shirl, is Dancing with the Stars.They entertained everyone. All our PA friends have great personalities. (TRUE)
The one notable thing about our friends here is they are ‘Family’ oriented! Dal & Marion have five kids and they have kids. They are a very close knit family. Dan & Joan have four. Joan has their children displayed, with their kids. They are also a very close knit family. All are doing well.
Did I tell you, we have walked about ten miles here on the trail. We walked up to the AT half way trail marker today. WE met some more through hikers. Today it was Walker and Legs. Day before yesterday we met Yak, who hopes to finish the trail on his 55th birthday in September. We may see these guys again if we are able to stay on the trail this year.
Thanks for coming by the log.
Nite Shipslog
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Written By Regina Brett

****** Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

***** Your children get only one childhood.

***** All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

***** Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

***** If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back. (We should all copy and frame that last one.)