Date: 2009-09-01
From: Boiling Springs PA

To: Harpers Ferry WV
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

8/26/09 WednesdayToday is the first 4.6 miles of hiking for Danny my cousin. Daniel Zimmerman wil be hiking with me to Georgia. Homeschool picked us up at home around 12 and, after a shower and some good food, took us to Swatara Gap to hike a 4.6 into Rausch Gap shelter. We walked through a Deserted Village Called Rausch Gap Village wich was left from the Great Depression. The Shelter we are staying at is an awesome shelter with stone walls around it. I am in Ezekiel 19 in my Bible Reading and played my new fiddle tonight since my old one broke at home.8/27/09 ThursdayThis morning we didn't get started till 8:00. We seen about 4 or 5 deer, one was a spike buck. At Shikelimy Rocks we took alot of breaks manly because I was feeling sick. I have an upset stumic and a headache. When we got to Peters Mt. shelter I drank about a liter and a half of water to get rid of my headache. I also drank some warm powderd milk to help calm my stomich. We figured out a trail name for Daniel, Tin man. Didn't get to play my fiddle tonight, too sick. I went to bed extremily early.8/28/09 fridayWoke up this morning not feeling better, still headache, still hurting stomic. Today we went about 11.6 miles then went with Little Dipper to her house. Tomorrow I think I mite go to the Doctor. We crossed the Susquehanna on a very long bridge along a highway then we crossed the jutiana on a smaller bridge. We had a long road walk through Duncanan. We met Little Dipper at the Doyles hotel.8/29/09 SaturdayThis morning I called home, my dad said that I should get my problem checked out at the emergency room since there was nothing else open that day to get it checked out at. I went to the emergency room and there the Docter said I had a hernia in my belly butten and I also have a infection there too which was causing my headaches. The Docter gave me a prescription to fill for antibodies. After filling the prescription I went with my trail friends to a movie theater. That night we sat around a campfire and roasted smores.8/30/09 SundayThis morning I felt so much better, around 9:50 we went with Little Dipper to church. Tin man didn't. To my surprise I learned that Little Dipper and her family are Quakers. The Church was called a Quaker meeting where everyone sat quiet for a hour praying or reading. There was no pasture or anything. After the Quaker meeting there was refreshments. After that Little Dipper took me, Curse, Gooch, and Bacon to one of her friends Dance Barns were they taught us some traditional Dances. That was fun. Soon as we got back to Little Dippers house we packed our bags and headed for a hour and a half Drive to Duncanon. Me and Tin man hiked 11.6 miles to the Darlington shelter were we met Sisyphus who had a beautiful Huskey Dog. Didn't get to play my fiddle because we got there late.8/31/09 MondayThis morning we started around 8:30. We were able to walk through many meadows and fields. Cumberland Valley was beautiful. We stopped in Boiling Springs were I picked up my new air matriss at the PO and sent my old one back. We ate at a pizza place than went shopping at a grocery store and resupplied till Harpers ferry. I am staying at Alec Kennedy Shelter. I broke a G string on my violin tonight. tomorrow is the halfway point and can't wait for the half Gallon of icecream.