Today started early with the alarm going off at 3:30 am for a 6:20 am flight. I am to going to try and hike more of the Appalachian Trail with Julia. I Flew to Harrisburg, PA via Atlanta and arrived about 11:30am. Julia arrived about 1/2 later and we met up with Donna & Adrian an hour after that. We were dropped off on the AT exactly where Julia stopped last year - a parking lot along the trail at mile 1158. We planned to hike three miles and went a little further for a total of 4.5 miles.
My photos today are limited because it rained all day. The area was forecasted to get up to two inches of rain. The last I checked the weather it was at 1.5”. It was the first time I’ve put up the tent in the rain while on the AT. I’ve taken it down in the rain and neither is a pleasant experience. Even with rain gear on, my clothes are wet. My boots and socks are drenched. With any luck we will dry out a little tomorrow. I know it will be tough putting on wet boots. I did have a pair of spare dry socks in my backpack. Yay! The first photo is where we started - it was the last bridge Julia crossed last year. The next two photos are of the trail: rocks and lots of water and mud.
Much of the trail was now covered in water.