I woke up this morning with no pain in my shin. My right hand has also healed enough to hold a hiking pole. My right hand hasn’t completely healed, but at least I can use it again. Having talked to the foxes last night, I planned, if I wasn’t in pain this morning, to go to the Morgan Stewart shelter and re-evaluate my shin.
I wrapped my ankle tightly as a preventive measure and started walking. Once I was out of the vicinity of Canopus Beach, the trail improved dramatically. The RPH shelter was only five miles away. Honestly, I would have considered those five miles last night if I wasn’t suffering from injuries. However, the space was great for today as it had a toilet.
At NY 53, I turned right to walk 0.5 to Corrado’s pizza. At 10 miles, it was about half of my day. The pizza was pretty good. Great for trail pizza. I ate an 18″ pizza, filled up my water and checked my ankle. Everything with my shin seems fine. Unfortunately the deli didn’t have anything in terms of hiking food so I hit the road.
The rest of the day was a smooth, undulating trail with the occasional view, free of any difficult climbs or bouldering. At Morgan Stewart for a 30 minute break. I still have no pain or discomfort with my shen. Shortly after leaving, I passed Nuclear Lake. Supposedly it was actually contaminated, but I don’t know. However, a couple was rowing.
I’m writing this on the Telephone Pioneers Shelter, which I currently have to myself. I guess everyone else continued on to Pawling or stopped at the last one. You may have noticed a dramatic decrease in food consumption below. I planned it wrong. So the food in town and whatever else I can get has to fill the void for a few days.
- Breakfast: Oatmeal with chia, figs, walnuts
- Dinner: 18” pizza
- Snacks: rice crackers, cereal bar x2, fig bar
- Days without a ramen bomb: 83
- Today I give thanks for: Good pizza
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