Windsor Furnace Shelter to Pipeline clearing – 7 miles
Wednesday July 9th, 2014
I woke up this morning to discover that my shoulders were ecchymotic. Having not ever been fitted for a pack, I was learning the hard way that most of your pack weight should be carried by your hips, not your shoulders.
We continued our southbound hike with more ups and downs than I’d anticipated. We stopped for water and Cody proudly used the Katadyn water filter to pump us out some clean water (this is before everyone was carrying the Sawyer Squeeze filters… at least as far as I knew…) The descent into Port Clinton was a long and steep… about 800 feet. Cody handled it well but was very relieved to be done by the time we got to Route 61. We spent some time at Cabela’s in Hamburg. I think I bought a sleeping pad. Bob and I returned to the trail while Cody went home with Sarah and Gideon. The southbound climb out of Port Clinton was brutal. It’s a long rock stairway to the clouds. We were both spent by the time we got to the top and found a decent campsite and called it a day.
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