Thursday, May 31, 2012

AT Day 23 Bake Oven Knob to Palmerton Jailhouse

Miles 8.2
Total ~242

Shannon:  8 short miles today.  We busted them out in 2.5 hours and then had our first hitchhiking experience.  Our hiking buddy, Colonel Angus, flaged down a tree planting truch and jamie and I piled in to ride the two of us the 1.8 miles to Palmerton.   After clambering out of the truck and littering the ground with all the gatorade bottles that spilled out after us ("toss 'em back in-i recycle 'em in Maine),  he backtracked to pick up our friend.

Palmerton is a great little town.  Lovely park and excellent resturants. Everythign seems to be situated around this one street, Delaware Street. The town is so hiker friendly that the city hall lets hikers stay in their basement for free.  Great.   After a shower,  laundry, library, frisbee, beer, buffalo chicken pierogies and deep fried cheesecake I feel i've really come to love palmerton and I'm ready for bed.

Jamie:  What a great day. It was almost like a zero. We cruised into town with no problem, have comfy accomodations (for free), had good food (three times) and beer.  Played frisbee, juggled and tried geocaching ( we failed but felt close and enjoyed the attmept).
It's been really fun hanging with Colonel Angus and we'll be sad to say byye to him as soon as he finishes this section...but maybe Burning Man?

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