Date: 2018-07-20
From: Pine needle campsite

To: Wolf rocks campsite
Miles today: 20.7

This morning was quiet in the pine tree forest.  I got up around 7 am and packed up. Rosie and Lupine were up as well. I had some oatmeal and coffee for breakfast. I had to make sure to eat extra calories today since my sweat smelled like ammonia the other day. That means basically my body is breaking down protein and eating my muscles. We were planning on a 24 mile day where I would need to consume at least 5000 calories. We didn't have too many water sources today either. The first one would be in a mile then 10 then 14 miles. We left camp at 8:30 am.The first water source was at the blue mountain ski resort. There was a small piece of paper on the trail pointing us the way to the resort. We took a barely visible side trail to the ski slopes of the resort. We walked along the slopes following the ski signs to the lodge. It was a huge resort that had a lodge overlooking the valley below. At the lodge we used the restrooms and filled up our water bottles. We would be carrying 3 liters of water over 10 miles. Lupine wanted to look more like Rosie and she wanted her sleeves removed. Rosie cut the sleeves off and Lupine had started her transformation. We hiked on from the resort to the shelter about 10 miles away. The trail was mostly rocks that made your ankles work extra hard. I had to take a few breaks to let my feet rest. We pushed onto the shelter to eat lunch and get our next water supply. I ate 3 bagels for lunch to make sure I had eaten enough carbs. We did the .3 trek to get water. The first spring was dry, the second spring was a puddle, and the third had flowing water. We sat and hung out while we filled our bottles and listened to our tramily's theme song. I had really bad gas today and kept apologizing for my farts. My body had been digesting a lot of food recently. It was never ending. Hopefully my body works out whatever it needs to do. We headed out on the 14 mile trek without water to the next shelter.The ridgeline had some excellent views and most had berry bushes around them. I would peer out just to eat more berries. I made it to a view with a good sitting rock and took the time write a journal entry. A hiker named Rainbow Scorpion showed up and gave me some good intel on Delaware water gap. There was an excellent bakery in town and that you should resupply at Walmart instead of the gas station in town. That was all I needed to know. A little later Lupine and Rosie passed and headed for wind gap. I finished up and headed down the mountain.  Wind gap was a small mobile home community. I didn't go into town but found a water cache on my way up the other side. I took a 1/2 liter and drank it all since I didn't know if I would make it to the shelter. It was already around 7 pm and we still had to hike another 9 miles.  The trek on the other side was more rocks. This day had the most rocks compared to previous days. Night fell and we were hiking again on rocks in the dark. Lupine and my feet were in pain and we decided to camp early before the shelter. We found a flat spot and setup our tents. I made mashed potatoes and ate my last bagel. Rosie was planning on waking up early to make it to the post office before it closed at 11 am. He set his alarm for 5 am. After dinner I went to bed.Tonight my feet are recovering from all the rock hopping. We'll be out of PA tomorrow!