Start: High Point Shelter
End: Vernon, NJ (hostel)
Miles: 19.7 today, 1337.9 total
For the first time in a long time I hiked pretty fast today. Left the shelter at like 9:20am, so I figured I'd get to NJ 94 about 10 hours later, assuming a pace of 2 mph. Well, I jacked up the pace a bit and got there between 6 and 7. Unfortunately, New Jersey drivers don't stop for dirty hikers, so I ended up walking the 2 miles into town. Put out the thumb many a time, but no such luck. I'm thinking my beard and dirty clothes make me look like a bum. I've been seriously considering shaving for awhile. Eating wouldn't be as messy, I'd be cooler, I'd look cleaner, and thus get less stares. But, I wouldn't look like a Mountain Man when I finish the trail. And that's really the reason why I'm out here: to be the Mountain Man. So, that settles it, the beard stays for now.
Oh, big news: met my first thru-hiking southbounders today. There was Dude, Add Miles, and Sweat Bucket. They all started from Katahdin, though at different times. It's cool seeing SOBOs, they're like long-lost hiking brothers and sisters.
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