Day 116 - 25th July - Morgan Steward Shelter to Wiley Shelter - 17.5 miles

Digby stops for a swim in Nuclear Lake - I watch and take photographs of butterflies. Too cold in the water for me!

We find the Dover Oak, famous as the largest oak tree on the AT which is over 300 years old and has a girth of 20'.

We cross the railroad which goes to New York City - and there is the train station - called Appalachian Trail Station. You can flag down the train to catch a ride into the city. We find 'Ugly Tuna' having a nap on the train station seat. Ugly Tuna is starting to have doubts about why he is doing the trail.

That night we camp again at the shelter with Serenatina, Red Lobster and LJ. Red Lobster and LJ are obviously very well suited and they become one of the trail romances of 2010 - but they sleep in separate tents and maintain a polite distance. As I write this I wonder if they did ever get together after the trail. I read in the AT Journal that they both completed the hike.