Number of Days Afoot: 3 Days, Day 098 AT - Day 100 AT

Distance in 1978: 48.0 miles

High Point, 1803 feet summited on 28 July 1978 on Day 100 AT

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Arise with the birds and although indoors and not hearing their song, myself awakes knowing they are up too. My walk on the path begins by crossing the interstate bridge over the Delaware River. Then before beginning the climb to the ridge on Kittatinny Mountain, toss my remaining fourteen cents of change.

This walk starts well before seven this morning and continues all day and throughout the night until moments before the dawn. This is because of not wanting to stop and set up my tent only to be drenched by rain but instead, my walk, guided by the flashing of lightning high in the sky above, pushes thru the night, which allows myself to reach a lean-to. Long has been this day, that I am too tired to read or write, so instead take out my sleeping bag, set it out and go directly to sleep without doing anything else.

The walk this day upon this ridge has become my third longest one day of walking on the AT.