Hello all,
Since it was just a gorgeous day here in PA on Sunday so I decided to
hike up to Pulpit Rock on the Appalachian Trail. I took Trevor Boy (my
dog) along for the training hike up the mountain and packed my K1 too.
I decided to take the shorter, but steeper AT Route up to Pulpit Rock
which is a 2-mile hike. As soon as Trevor spots my backpack he is
excited and knows we will be hiking today. We drive the 45 minutes to
the parking lot and then start our hike. As we hike, we see many hikers
out for the day and Trevor greets many dogs on the way up. After only
about half mile into the hike we run into water and mud at spots, but
Trevor could care less! I'm surprised as we pass people up the very
steep part of the AT. Once we reach the top, I look at my watch and then
realize why we passed them up the trail - 55 minutes after two miles,
but I'm paying for it today! I guess my 53-year-old-bones are
revolting on me. After taking in the view, I set up my K1 and VBWFPA and
take out my Palm 105 to use as a logger. After an hour of operation, I
work many stations, but the sun is very hot and we are sitting in it.
Trevor won't sit in the shade unless I'm in it? He always stays beside
me and I mean almost on me! Getting back to the logger, I 'm slow at
inputting the info into for now, but I'm getting better and I like using
the Palm for logging. I now pack up and head back down the mountain,
but I take my normal trail down the mountain past the reservoir. Guess
what - very little water and mud! Seems the sun hits this side of the
mountain and has dried it out. It was just a great day for a hike with
my hiking partner Trevor and we had a ball. As for the Palm, I need
more practice inputting information so to all I worked, thanks for your
patience. Until our next hike - 72!
Ed, WA3WSJ
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