Talked to Ryan on Friday. He's been hiking by himself since leaving New York City. He said it was a nice change of pace but expects to reconnect with the group some time after Pawling. He had just made it to Pawling, NY where he had a drop package at the Post Office. He said the trail has smoothed out nicely through NY. The weather has cooled down and was in the low 80's Friday afternoon. The rockiness of PA and NJ has given way to much larger boulder fields making for new scenery and a smoother trail. He commented that he's been very surprised just how wild the woods have been through NJ and NY. Wildlife has been abundant and he's run into very few other hikers.
He said much of the real hot weather has moved out of the area. He plans to walk 6 days per week and may end up taking a down day near Pawling depending on how nice campsites are aroud Pawling. He said his pace has quickened to the point where he's often coverd 20 mile by just after lunch. The tendancy is to push forward but time on the trail has taught him to set realistic goals and stick with them. Saving his feet and not risking injury has beome the priority. He's averaged over 20 miles for the past four days. He should be in Connecticut by Sunday evening. He bought his fourth pair of shoes in NY. The rough trails in PA and NJ went through a pair of shoes in a little over 300 miles.
He sent a picture disk home from Pawling. These should be on the blog by mid week.
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