Lost doggie :(

I'm in Palmerton, PA at the moment. This town is truly a hidden gem of trail town...one of the friendliest and most welcoming on the trail thus far. The town provides a hostel in what I presume is the old town hall type building. This morning we'll be climbing Lehigh's Gap - supposedly this hardest climb south of New Hampshire.

A lot has happened since I last posted, so I've got to figure out what to highlight. First and foremost, I must thank my mommy for driving all the way up here to provide some awesome trail magic. My sister, Katy, also joined me, pyrofly, honey-do, magic, scooter and a few others for a 15 miles day hike. And we got to slack-pack. My aunt, Karol, and sister, Paige, also joined along for the trail magic and good times! Thank you all!!!

That same fifteen mile day we ran into Time Travel and Duckman. They were hiking with Georganna, Logan and Corbin the dog for an extended period of time and when Georganna and Logan took a vacation from the trail, Time Travel and Duckman were the dogsitters. Unfortunately, Corbin ran away while Time Travel and Duckman were sitting (he chased a deer and never came back - the second time he's done this). It was a sad moment in time knowing the dog was not only lost, but lost on someone elses watch. TT and Duckman had been waiting, walking, searching, and looking with 2 or so miles from the general area that Corbin ran away for at least a day and a half with no signs.

We talked to Hopscotch the following day and he actually spotted Corbin up the trail not aware that the dog was a runaway. That was heartbreaking to hear. Hopscotch later read a note on the trail about the lost dog and felt like crap for the rest of the day. He left Georganna a phone message, though, telling her that the dog had at least been spotted...

And then...dah da da daaaaaaahhhhh!!!!! Georganna called back and joyfully let us know that a family had found Corbin the night before walking on a road and had taken him in til their return!!!!!! Yay!!! It seemed like it was gonna be such a sad ending...but a happy one it was!

There will be pictures coming soon, I promise.

WalkingStick, have fun on your IAT journey!! your leaving soon, right?

Christina, if you read this, we will be around Bellvale, NY on NY 17A by next Thursday...I'll keep you posted on location the sooner we get there.

Ahhhh, there's so much more to say, but so little time, and so much hiking to do.

1247 miles down...
931 miles to go!