Day: 103, 8/1/2013: Fort Montgombery, NY

15.4 miles hiked, Stayed at a small motel to do some laundry, shower and sleep in a real bed. It starts raining about 1 hour after hiking and it stayed wet until I got to the zoo in town which hikers can walk through for free. Although it was rainy, it was nice and cool which I prefer for hiking. I enjoyed it although the clouds killed any views from Bear Mountain. Supposedly you can see the NYC skyline from the top.

The heat and humidity were brutal earlier in the month. Temps in the mid 90’s and very humid. The temp and humidity both broke when I was in Wind Gap, PA. I can’t emphasize enough how tough the rocks were in PA. The were boot pounding, soul sucking rocks that went on for miles and miles and probably 6-8 days. There were very few breaks and you basically had to focus between your feet and about 4-5 feet in front of them. Hopefully when I get somewhere where I can send pics so you will get a better idea.

The photo is another bear siting….but, it was just in the zoo…

Milestones: at the zoo the bear cave is the lowest point on the whole AT at 166 feet.