(this daily journal was kept and rewritten by my sister Laurie and presented to me as a gift - I now rewrite it here for you)
Off at 7:50 - pretty good start. The sun is up early in New Jersey. Hiked to High Point #3 shelter. This was a rather uneventful day for hiking. The temperature was about 90 degrees. We met Dave Davis whom we had been hearing about for a while. He is a thru hiker but was heading south. He had to hitch ahead for money so he hiked back. He said he would be the first hiker to reach Katahdin going south. He wants to hike the whole trail and also hitch more miles than Cyrus. Just before reaching High Point #1 (camp for tonight) we decided to go to the concession stand in the state park so we walked down. Lake Marcia beach area was luxury. John Silva was already there. We swam, ate, and talked for 4 hours before making the final mile to camp. It was such a hot day we figured we'd take it easy. Dan wondered what happened to us cause he beat us to camp - and that is a novelty.
(Cyrus-with-the-moleskin-thumb was berated by other thru hikers because he apparently hitched hiked many miles, avoiding rough or difficult portions, and taking side trips and offers of bed, bath, food or other activities scorned by the "true-take-every-step-all-the-time" thru hikers - some who would never take even a short side trail to a beautiful view or and alternate reconnecting trail. John stayed at the beach area after we left. When he caught up with us he was beside himself in ecstasy because when the concession stand shut down, they put a tray of burgers and hotdogs in the trash, which he scavenged gluttonously. He couldn't believe his good fortune or that we left and missed it! Freebees were extraordinary moments to savor and to make fellow hikers jealous.)
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