Jordan Hikes!: Day 66-97: Catching Up!

Oh! Where to begin? So as many of you may have noticed I am a little behind on my blog. In order to catch up and make life (and this hike) just a little bit easier I'm going to consolidate the next set of posts.

Mileage:

Day 66:Harrison Ground Spring to Rocky Row Trail- 15 mi.

Day 67:Rocky Row Trail to Brown Mountain Creek Shelter- 16.4 mi.

Day 68:Brown Mtn Creek Shelter to Spy Rock- 18.5 mi.

Day 69:Spy Rock to Devils Backbone Brewery @ Reeds Gap- 19.4 mi.

**Camped behind the brewery! Awesome!! Thank You Devils Backbone!

Day 70:Reeds Gap to Waynesboro,Va- 19.2 mi.

**Stayed at free camping at the YMCA in town.

Day 71:Waynesboro, Va to Spring @ 869.8- 8.1 mi.

**Entered Shenandoah National Park!

Day 72:Spring @ 869.8 to Pinefield Hut- 25.7 mi.

**Experienced our first Shenandoah wayside! Basically a restaraunt/convenience store combo very close to the trail.

Day 73: Pinefield Hut to Bearfence Mtn Hut- 20.6 mi.

Day 74: Bearfence Mtn Hut to Byrds Nest #3 Hut- 22.4 mi.

**Very rainy day. Byrds Nest Hut was very comfortable.

Day 75: Byrds Nest #3 Hut to Hogwallow Flat- 21 mi.

**Finished the Shenandoah's!

Day 76: Hogwallow Flat to Dicks Dome Shelter- 25.2 mi.

Day 77: Dicks Dome Shelter to Sand Spring- 21.2 mi.

Day 78: Sand Spring to Harpers Ferry, WV- 16.6 mi

**Finally done with Virginia! Harpers Ferry is considered the mental halfway point of the AT and it sure felt like it.

**Sadly, this is where Jersey Girl decided to get off the trail, but he promised to section hike with us later down the trail.

**We also went to Washington DC and visited the natural history museum at the national mall.

Day 79: Harpers Ferry, WV to C&O Towpath North End- 3 mi

Day 80: C&O Towpath North End to Dahlgren Backpack Campground- 14.3 mi

**This campground was awesome! It had bathrooms and showers. Also, we passed into Maryland!

Day 81: Dahlgren Backpack Campground to Ensign Cowall Shelter-14 mi

Day 82: Ensign Cowall Shelter to Tumbling Run Shelters-18.1 miles

**The tumbling run shelters were gorgeous!

**Crossed into Pennsylvania!

Day 83: Tumbling Run Shelters to Birch Run Shelter-19.4 mi

Day 84: Birch Run Shelter to Campsite at Mile 1113.2- 21 mi

Day 85: Campsite at Mile 1113.2 to Stealth Campsite at Mile 1133- 19.8 mi

Day 86: Stealth Campsite at Mile 1133 to Pickup Spot for Hershey, PA- 15.8 mi

**Special thanks to our friend Andy for being so hospitable to us when we were in Hershey, PA!

Day 87: Pickup Spot to Stealth Campsite at Mile 1160- 11.2 mi

Day 88: Stealth Campsite at Mile 1160 to PA 72 Campsite- 20.6 mi

Day 89: PA 72 Campsite to Hertline Campsite- 18.4 mi

Day 90: Hertline Campsite to Port Clinton, PA- 18.5 mi

**Scott Jurek passed us in this town on his speed record attempt of the AT.

Day 91: Port Clinton, PA to Eckville Shelter- 14.8 mi

Day 92: Eckville Shelter to Stealth Site- 22.1 mi

Day 93: Stealth Site to Leroy A Smith Shelter- 18.8 mi

Day 94: Leroy A Smith to Delaware Water Gap, PA- 20.2 mi

**Very cool little town.

Day 95: Delaware Water Gap, PA to Stealth Site after Mohican Outdoor Center- 10.6 mi

**The Mohican center was very comfortable. Good place to day hike the AT from.

**Crossed into New Jersey!!

Day 96: Stealth Site to Gren Anderson Shelter- 20.6

Day 97: Gren Anderson Shelter to NJ 23- 11.3 mi

**This day got miserably cold and wet so we decided to emergency split a room in a nearby hotel with a fellow hiker named Joker.

My feet after 5 days of persistent rain in the Shenandoahs. They look much better now.

Muddy trail.

I was hiker #480 to come through Harpers Ferry, WV. The town is considered the 'mental' halfway point for the trail. It also hosts the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's headquarters.