Pochuck Mountain Shelter
7/17/1999 ~ NYC
Visited a good friend in NYC and had a great dinner at an Italian place. I also did my laundry at a place on 9th Avenue.
Tino and I proceeded to The Park Central where I got another good night's sleep in a comfy bed in a room with a/c. (It's been very hot up here the last few days. I thought I was going to fall over on the hike to Hike Point and it was a measly 6 miles. The humidity was unreal and the was no air moving.) Basically, I took a zero day and did my town chores. It's just kind of weird (in a good way) doing them here.
7/18/1999 ~ Pochuck Mtn. Shelter (10 miles hiked)
Here I am in the woods again after a unique town stop in Manhattan. I really love NYC, and I was kind of sad to leave. I'll probably go back when I cross the commuter train line in a week or so. If this heat keeps up, I'm going to be in NJ forever. The hike here was interesting, but it was appallingly hot. The trail went through a quagmire in the Walkill refuge and crossed many many log bridges in a dry swamp.
It rained a tiny bit tonight, but I'm tenting anyway because the bugs are seriously bad. Also, it's still very hot and the privacy of the tent requires no modesty.
