Day 74 (September 6)

I zeroed today with my new hiking partner, Zest, at Delaware Water Gap. We have been eating, resupplying, and buying equipment. Zest has a gimpy knee, so I hope he is ready to go tomorrow morning. I had to buy new shoes. The second pair made 600 miles. I also purchased a different hat and three pairs of socks. I will now have dry, clean socks every morning -- a luxury. The outfitter fixed my broken hiking pole at no cost. Nice. Tomorrow we charge up the mountain from the Delaware River to begin 230 miles of Pennsylvania. 

Here is a little PA culture: pulled pork sandwiches at a roadside.