Andy is in the home stretch, with under 50 miles to go. He's been up the shore for 24 days now, sleeping on the ground and eating his meals outdoors for all but three of them. He's feeling some of the aches associated with constantly bending down to set up and take down camp, cook on a low surface, and keep a campfire going, and he's a little grizzled after not having shaven for a week, but otherwise, he looks hale and hearty. On this last stretch he's met quite a few people who are working on hiking the length of the trail in bits and pieces, but not any other through-hikers. He met one young solo hiker, a woman who had never done anything like it by herself before. What a different world. The food
... read more
