Day 41

We all woke up early to get to the trail magic this morning. It was only 4.8 miles away. 
Mrs Patches, and PatcH's best friend, Paul, drove 6 hours to do trail magic for us. Paul was the friend who put Patches and Fish in contact with each other when he found out they were both interested in doing the trail.
After a few hot dogs, and a few beers we had 11 more miles to hike today. Thankfully they weren't too difficult.
We all got to the Abington Gap Shelter around 3:00 where me, Tama, Papi, Hiccup and patches hung out for the rest of the day. 
We're all very excited for Damascus tomorrow. Waking up very early to make sure we can stop by the post office to grab packages, then we will be at the diner, outfitter, resupply, and Brewery. We're hoping to continue our streak of weekend town days to catch more live music at the Brewery. If there is another 5k on Sunday in town, I also might have to sign up again. 

Happy Trails 🌲 

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  1. sunishApril 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM

    Just Poppin in to say hello and it's been fun following you!

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