Day 106 - 15th July - Delaware Water Gap to Rattlesnake Spring - 14.6 miles

On the way out of town we notice a snowplough - our first one - so we stop to take a photo and the firechief comes out to see what we are up to!

We walk across the bridge and follow the freeway into New Jersey. We climb a ridge which follow for most of the day. We have lunch by a glacial lake with a lot of other hikers who have caught up to us - Red Stick, Serenatina, Scatters, One Life and Stucco.

The track is still rocky but only a few more days to go and the rocks will be gone. We eat blueberries all afternoon - they grow well along the trail in New Jersey.

We stop to camp at a site near the Rattlesnake Spring while the others decide to push on and do another 6 miles. We know our limits. We are kept awake by the noise of a loud speaker drifting up from the valley floor below - it sounds like a christian revival meeting, with everybody being exhorted to do stuff.