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Day 103

Day 103

Gold Rush Jun 17th, 2021
Fir Wave's 2021 AT Thru-Hike

6/16/21 Today’s weather was perfect. Sunny, temperatures in the mid 70s with a nice breeze. Hiked from the Ed Garvey Shelter to the Pine Knob Shelter. Didn’t realize how large the Ed Garvey Shelter was as it was 2 stories tall. Initially hiked on a view less ridge. Passed thru Gathland State Park and the war correspondent monument and an area where Civil War battles were fought. I was able to collect water from an outside Spighot. I had of you from white rock Cliff. Lots of cicadas which have an amazing 17 year lifecycle. They live underground for 17 years as nymphs feeding on tree root sap and then emerge in the Spring. The males make the loud sound and they live at most a few weeks to mate and the females lay eggs on small tree branches. The adults then all die with massive carnage on the ground. When can see the mounted exoskeletons. The eggs hatch and nymphs fall to the ground and then go underground to repeat their lifecycle. Took lots of photos of various plants and trees to view on iNaturalist. Past through Washington monument State Park which I’ve been to over 40 years ago.Excellent view of Boonsboro, MD. So only a few people hiking and walked over the I 70 bridge which I recall viewing multiple times when I was a kid living in Maryland. Now at age 60 I’m crossing that bridge hiking the AT. It brings back lots of memories. Got to the shelter where I met a woman who is out for her first overnight backpack trip and she hopes to hike the Appalachian Trail in two years. I set up my tent. There was trail magic with a cooler with soda had a ginger ale and snacks had some M and M’s.

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