August 26 (Fuller Lake to Rt. 94)

10.5 Miles
Tom, Molly, Shannon, Wyatt, Rich and Mike

The Pittsburgh crew came in on Saturday night, allowing us to get an earlier than normal start on Sunday---hitting the trail about 9:15 a.m.

We started at Rt. 94 and headed south back to Fuller Lake, in Pine Grove Furnace State Park.  Walking this route had us starting at about 1000 feet, climbing to 1500 feet, and then descending down to about 800 feet at the lake.

It was a muggy and buggy Sunday on the AT.  The highlights of our journey were the many caterpillar sightings---almost all of them noticed by Wyatt as we hiked along the trail.  His most interesting find, however, was the stick bug that was on the side of a tree when we stopped for a food/water break.

You can find out more about this very interesting insect by clicking on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmatodea

Another highlight was seeing a bear track in the area where the trail crosses over Rt. 34.   It was pretty fresh---but alas--no bear sightings for us on this day.

It felt great to be back on the trail after taking a few months off, and we are looking forward to getting back out again soon.   50 miles down, and 180 to go!