day 6: the loose caboose! 04.10.2010

Song of the Day: Chachi - One Hundred Miles

Location: The Town of Gap

I made it to Lancaster County, my first goal. Today I got good and lost into westernish Pa. The second I saw the cows, I smelled em. Then I didn't stop smelling them for the next ten miles. Once threw little Parksburg and up a rather large incline I stopped to talk to a farmer for a few minutes who noticed me taken a few fotos of his cows. He must have thought I was a little strange. I thought his guy was a little strange. He was born and raised there, and now takes care of roosters and cows. When I mentioned what I was doing he simply said "alright, wow, good luck."

I saw horse and buggies, Meninite women mowing lawns, a winery, which I thought was weird around here, and finally the Loose Caboose! The last stop to my 17 mile day.

A small campsite with a giant fire pit and tons of free logs around to keep it going all night.

This trip is starting to seem a little more doable. I'm starting to get a little more comfortable with what I'm doing and what I have to do to get through this, like eat, these gross ass dehydrated meals with tons of protein and vitamins. Oh man these things were amacingly disgusting.

I looked up as the trees touched the stars and the heat from the fire started to fade. The dark was closing in around me but I'm not scared tonight. The first night I think I pooped my pants, but tonight I'm good, I'm full, I'm happy, I want a game of risk with Chos, Matt, YoungBen, and the big boys club! Take care.