I got some good questions that I wanted to answer. Often, I take for granted the knowledge of the trail and assume y’all know what I’m talking about.

The town I am in now is called Delaware Water Gap. Generally, when the Appalachian Trail comes down out of the mountains for a bit before going back up into them, it’s called a gap. This gap is a little confusing for two reasons:
1) It’s not in Delaware. This gap is where the Delaware river crosses the Appalachian Trail, naming it Delaware Water.
2) There are two of them. Yes, this becomes extremely confusing when trying to navigate and meet people, but there is the town called Delaware Water Gap, where I am now, and then the actual gap where we cross the Delaware River, in about ten miles. It can be crazy, especially with common names like “Low Gap,” where there must have been ten in one state.

My current location is in Pennsylvania, but I have almost reached New Jersey, another state! I have hiked 1290 miles as of now, with about 900 left on the trail.

I wore through my first pair of shoes and am on my second pair. I am hoping to get this pair to Maine, but I don’t know how realistic that is. They wear down, even when designed for trail use.

When we passed the Appalachian Trail Museum, they had a pair of shoes that one of the original hikers, Grandma Gatewood, had used. Converse!