Glenwood, NJ
7/19/1999 ~ Apple Valley Inn (2.8 AT miles hiked, 1.1 road walk)
Cumulative Miles this leg: 61.8
I think my right ankle is done for. I twisted it badly in PA and it seems to be getting worse rather than better. It has a golf ball size swelling in front of my ankle bone, and the only way I got up and over Pochuck was by taking lots of Vitamin I and leaning heavily on my poles for assistance.
I will try and enjoy my stay here at this nice place before I tackle the public transit from rural NJ to DC. It's going to take too long to recover up here, and I'd like to have this looked at by a doctor.
7/20 ~ Glenwood to Reston, VA (0 miles)
John was nice enough to drive me to Warwick, NY after breakfast today (9:30am). In NY state, Warwick is pronounced war-wick, not war-rick, much like Cairo is pronounced is pronounced Kay-ro (like the syrup) not Kiy-ro in Illinois. From there, I took a NJ transit bus to Port Authority. For $8.00, it was a bargain. I was really in the sticks (well, what passed for it in the East at least). I then took a cab to Penn Station ($5, and worth every penny) because I couldn't deal with walking with my pack, poles and boots all on my back. Coming off the bus, I really nailed my ankle again, and it was bad enough to begin with. I got to Penn Station at 12:20, and there was a train to DC at 12:40, so there was no time to get food or anything there. I got to DC and took the Metro to Vienna. This involved standing on my ankle while. Eight hours, door to door with almost no waiting. I waited longer for the first Metro out of Union Station than for any other piece of this transportation puzzle.
7/26 ~ Reston, VA
I've had my ankle checked out and I'll be able to hike the first week in August, so I'll be going back then. I will not be able to make it to Katahdin before October 1, due to my layover. I'm now shooting for Gorham, NH (that's right at the Maine line).
I've added a zipper to my NomadLite tent. It was made with a velcro closure, I suspect to save weight. I've been using the thing daily, and I just never got used to it. I used the existing velcro tape like seam tape and attached 77" of two-way zipper. It seems to work fine, and I'm really looking forward to being able to get in and out of my tent quickly.
Posted by nicole at January 31, 2004 04:33 PM