Jeff and April Hike the AT

Day 101 Tuesday October 19th Carlisle, PA (Quality Inn) 1047.5 - 1061.2 = 13.7  We set our alarm for 6:45 knowing that if we try for any earlier it will be too dark out and we won’t be motivated to get up. Luckily the shelter faces the sunrise and we can see light coming to the sky. Twilight begins at 6:52 today and sunrise isn’t until 7:20! The days sure are getting short! We eat several snack bars for breakfast instead of cooking, so we can get moving quickly. Before leaving camp we have the joy of getting to use the outhouse! We can’t remember the last time we got to use an outhouse. Seven miles into the day we reach the next shelter, via a short side trail. Rather than just skip it we stop for a break to enjoy the picnic table and just see what the shelter looks like. All of the shelters have been so different recently and they are neat to see.    Shortly after the shelter we descend off the ridge and into the Cumberland Valley. The valley is 17 miles across, and for...