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In Gettysburg

July 3, 2012 by Sandra Friend 1 Comment

In Gettysburg

Stopped at the side of the highway as our tour bus waited at a restroom, I could see a distant cluster of towers on the mountain to the west. “Hey, that’s Pen Mar!” We’re visiting Gettysburg on foot, led here by a deepening interest in the Civil War history we’ve discovered along the Appalachian Trail, […]

Filed Under: Appalachian Trail, Treks Tagged With: AT2012, Pennsylvania

Mason-Dixon Line

June 28, 2012 by Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Mason-Dixon Line

Here we are reaching the Mason-Dixon line! I was thrilled to find that the AT followed an old streetcar line here. Dad would have loved that discovery.

Filed Under: Appalachian Trail, Treks Tagged With: AT2012, Maryland, Pennsylvania

Peanut Soup

July 6, 2012 by Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Peanut Soup

We get pretty creative on the trail, trying to make one-pot meals more interesting. It took two months before I figured out how to make pasta with tomato sauce and cheese “as good as home.” We’ve met hikers who use soup mix with noodles, or crush Doritos into their ramen noodles for flavor. We learned […]

Filed Under: Appalachian Trail, Treks Tagged With: AT2012, Pennsylvania

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