Hiking the Appalacian Trail
I remember exactly what I felt as I stepped out of the truck and into the afternoon sunlight. I was at Lehigh Gap, a drop-off point where the Appalachian Trail meets highway 873 near Lehighton. A group of friends and I were being dropped off to begin our three day journey to Eckville, another drop-off point southwest of there. I turned to face the trail and was surprised to see quite possibly the steepest hill I had ever seen. As a matter of pure coincidence, this was the summer of 1999, the year of a terrible draught. Reservoirs were low and water-boiling advisories were in place all across the state. It was also one of the hottest summers on record. By the time we started hiking at nine o’clock, the temperature was already eighty-five degrees, and still climbing. At first, the going was easy. The first few hundred yards of trail were shaded, and a (relatively) cool breeze was blowing. All of a sudden, the trees ended and all that lay ahead was a sun-baked rocky slope. We all decided that it would be best to take a break for rest and a drink of water while we still had shade. It was very comfortable sitting there in the shade. I remember thinking that the area looked like something out of a painting. The way th
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