Hiking plan did not seem challenging enough for today, so I turned the wrong way and walked downhill for half a mile first.
Ecology note -- the fields of invasive stiltgrass brought in on hikers' boots and replacing the forest ferns have one big groups of supporters. Gnats have taken over the airspace above the stiltgrass and keep close surveillance on every inch of any passers-by, including daring ear canal approaches and suicidal dives into eyelids and nasal passages. Walking through the waves of stiltgrass encroaching on the Trail, one has to wonder how the timber rattlers feel about all this.
In spite of improved rock arrangement and modestly reduced temperatures, trail conditions were the most difficult. I gave up on plans to stagger another mile north to the hikers' pavilion and registered at the Port Clinton Hotel for the night.
Some photos from the last few days
Some photos from the last few days
 |
| View from the Pinnacle |
 |
| Some more orderly rocks |
 |
| Somewhat like the Strawberry Mtn scree slope |
 |
| Appalachian view |
 |
| Bridge installed by local hiking club- steel beams! |
Tomorrow, across the Susquehanna and onward!
No comments:
Post a Comment