Ecclesiastes / Song of Songs
Peter’s Mountain Shelter campsite to stealth site at Swatara Gap - 23.4 miles hiked today - 1184.0 total AT miles hiked to date.
Started out before 7 today, as the camp was up and moving around by daylight. The terrain today was again relatively mild, with a few scrambles thrown in to keep us on our toes. Crossed a few meadows and passed several streams as the day progressed, but no severe ups or downs.
The real challenge came later in the day when I encountered a beaver dam, causing severe flooding of the trail in that section. It had apparently been an issue for a while, as they’d created alternative route around the section. I decided to attempt the beaver dam crossing (in hindsight probably not the best idea). I carefully climbed over the flooded section but still ended up layered in mud and almost losing a pole. I made it through finally and hiked on to find my campsite. I ended up hiking until 6pm, almost 12 hours of hiking today by the time I found a suitable spot to pitch my tent. I wearily set up camp, ate dinner, hung my bear bag and hit the sack.
Until next time…
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