Miles to Katahdin: 1041.4
A short and easy day into town today with weather similar to yesterday. It actually felt cool in the morning even though it’s July and the trail is only around 1000 feet elevation. I walked the 11 miles into town with Landon and Miranda; we got in around 2 and had lunch at The Doyle Hotel. The Doyle is a kind of landmark on the AT, it’s the only hotel/hostel in town and sits right on the trail, however there have been lots of stories lately about how good the food is and how BAD the rooms are. The owners were great, Vicki was the bartender/waitress and her husband was the chef – they were both awesome and very welcoming of hikers. I would have stayed there but Landon and Miranda had a family friend in town who they were planning on staying with and they convinced him to let me stay there as well. The house is also right on the trail and on the shore of the Susquehanna River and it’s home to Tinman a former thru-hiker.
We went to dinner at an all you can eat Chinese buffet, and I was able to resupply at the grocery store in town. I forgot to start the official countdown the other day at the halfway point – as of today I’ve done 1144.5 miles and there’s 1041.4 miles to go. My feet feel ridiculously good after the last few days even though I’ve started to see and feel the rocks of Pennsylvania.