6/15/21 After being picked up at Harpers Ferry this past Sunday by my sister and father I went to Rockville Maryland and stayed at my father’s and Sandys new place at Engleside which was lovely. Took a zero day yesterday and resupplied,showered and did laundry. Took the train from Rockville back to Harper’s Ferry. It was confusing knowing wether I was at the correct place as the train wasn’t listed on the board and I didn’t want to get on the train going to the wrong place. Well it was the right train. Got to Harper’s Ferry around 5:00 pm to a busy place. Perfect weather. Crossed the Potomac River on a foot bridge and looked at the train tunnel going thru Maryland Heights. I had repelled this rockface when I was 16 or 17 years old with Cary Millstein and the Explorers. There is an old sign for a talcum powder company still there. I was terrified when I repelled this as I had no idea what I was doing and am afraid of heights but obviously I lived. I was then on the C and O canal which I had been on numerous times riding a bicycle and camping on the canal with the Boy Scouts. Fond memories. The canal water was green and hiked about 2 miles on the canal towpath next to the Potomac River which had some rapids. Then climbed about 1000 feet and reached the Ed Garvey shelter which I slept in.