Day 118 – Zero in Fishkill, NY

Today’s Miles: 0

Trip Miles: 1437.6

“Riders on the storm 

Riders on the storm 

Into this house, we’re born 

Into this world, we’re thrown 

Like a dog without a bone 

An actor out on loan

Riders on the storm” – The Doors

Up at 7:15. The hotel has a decent breakfast. Ran into Legend and Rooster at breakfast. They decided to get off the trail for a day due to the weather as well. We have been seeing them on and off for a week or so.

We did laundry and permethrined some of our clothes. We are heading into tick territory!

Did some major route planning for the next few weeks. Hoping to make some good miles this coming week with good weather. At the moment, my schedule shows me summiting Katahdin on October 9. Not terrible but not great either. The weather is going to start becoming an issue (cold and snow). I hope to make up a few days, but at the same time, I could lose a few days in the Whites due to the weather. Actually, the more I think about this, the more I’m getting nervous about summiting on time. Need to move!

I walked to a barber and got a well-needed haircut mid-afternoon. Also got all my blog entries through today updated and posted. The remnants of Hurricane Debbie hit just after I got back. Heavy wind and rain.

Overkill and I walked to a local diner for dinner. Good food. I love diners! Back to the hotel about 7:30. Talked to Dana for a while. Got all packed up for tomorrow. I’m thinking about getting an Uber back to the trail at 7:30 a.m. I have 17 miles to go, and sunset is at 8:00 tomorrow. Yuck!

Kind of bummed this evening. Watched TV till midnight 🙁

Technical Notes:

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