Start: Bear Mountain (campsite)
End: Graymoor Friary
Miles: 9 today, 1390.3 total
Took it nice 'n easy today. Broke my awesome campsite around 9am, got up to the top and had a bagel & gatorade. Moonshine and his buddy (whose name I forgot) caught up with me there. And they had already hiked 8-9 miles! Alone, that sort of time is impressive, but compared to the 0.1 miles I had walked it's downright illegal. I left the summit around 10am. Took about an hour break, 30-45 minutes of which involved a phone call home. So that was 11-12. Then I actually hiked some. Went through a zoo. Nothing really special there, except for the title of "Lowest Elevation on the AT". Somewhere around 124' above sea level. Crossed the Hudson on the Bear Mountain Bridge, a long highway suspension bridge.
I made it to the Friary a little after 4pm. Took a refreshing cold shower. The highlight of the evening was the pork, potatoes, peas, and yellow watermelon dinner the Friars gave us. It was me and 3 women: Tenderheart (a NOBO thru hiker), Midnight, and Swiss Dish (2 SOBO section-hiking hotties, college-age!). After dinner, around 7:30, a male SOBO thru-hiker rolls in... and I forget his name. Oh well, not like I'll see him again anyway. Real miles tomorrow!
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