If you have been keeping up with Bowtie you know that he and Will are hiking separately at the moment. They both were glad to get out of PA - the rocks did prove to be everything people had said they were.
Will is traveling with Castor and a few others. They participated in "Hike Naked" Day to celebrate the Summer Solstice. Not exactly sure how long or how many people saw this but Will did say it was "weird" maybe that means he will not be doing it again anytime soon.
The boys crossed into NJ and made light work of that smaller section of the trail. They did experience some great trail magic. Along the trail they found a food box with a note that offered a shower, laundry, food and a place to stay. They called the number and were picked up by a man and taken back to his house for the evening. They were able to watch the Yankees and enjoyed good company for the evening. This is not a real hostel but this man and his wife usually take in about 60 hikers a year. The kindness of strangers still amazes me!
In NY Will has connected with his Aunt Rhonda who picked the boys up (along with I think 3 others) at Bear Mountain and took them back to her place for the night. She of coursed stocked the cabinets and made a great breakfast for the crew. They stayed with her Thursday night then Friday rented a car and headed back to NJ where they met Paul (Will's big bro) and a group of his friends and went to a Phish concert. I rec'd a txt this am and Will said it was amazing. Not quite sure if this will be another zero day with Rhonda or if they are heading back to the trail. I will try to post more often. Thanks for hanging in there with us on this journey.
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