Day 44 on the Trail

Dave had perhaps one of his best days of hiking, feeling great, getting good mileage and he felt he could have gone farther but stopped where he did due to the great campsite.

As of 7/28/11:
Miles today - 16.6*
Miles to date - 520.3

(*follow up to original post - When I told Dave the campground signage (below) did not match the number of miles he told me he hiked, he consulted his guidebook and found the campsite is now at 1729.6 - the trail mileage changes as the trail changes.  The Miles Today and Miles to Date are now correct.)

The campsite was someone's backyard! The owner is in the sign business and a hiker himself; he created a great campground on his 2 acres.  There were several well done signs such as: Camping in Back and Mile 1722 on the Appalachian Trail.  He provides water, made a big fire pit and a 2-hole golf course (is anyone carrying their clubs?). Dave is always SO appreciative of the Trail Angels.

There is a little country store close by where Dave picked up some drinks and a pint of ice cream. He and Country Gold shared chicken and noodles for dinner, which came out of CG's most recent mail drop.  Dave said CG is now carrying about 15 pounds of food.  Dave is glad the dehydrated food he carries is lighter weight.

It was an unusual day in that Dave came across no other hikers, not even at the campsite. It was the first day he saw no one else on his section of the trail (except Country Gold, of course).  He saw one deer.

Thursday was Jimmy's birthday.  Dave tried to call but could not get through.  I told him Jimmy is on Martha's Vineyard and does not have good cell service. They'll have to connect another day.