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As our friend Wild Bill likes to say, " my dogs are barking!" Pennsylvania has truly live up to its "rocky" hype! Medium sized, pointy rocks that you trip over (see picture below), step on, stub your toe on, make you bang your trekking poles on the ground in anger rocks.

BUT! We are happy because in the last 3 days, we have done 26,18, and 25 miles! And it only rained all day one of those days. 3 days ago, we passed the 1000 miles mark. That was the day it rained all day. Of course. We were determined to pass that milestone and hiked our longest day yet! We kept saying to each other,"1000 miles!! Can you believe it?!" "ONE THOUSAND MILES!"

Last night, we stayed at the "Doyle Hotel" in Duncannon, PA. It was very.....quaint. Let's me put it this way; it was $25/night with a community bathroom. And it reminded me of our house BEFORE it was renovated. Tony loved it.

We are about 80 or so miles from the Mason Dixon line. Our aforementioned friend Wild Bill has had to go home, as well as our friend Blind Faith. It is sadder than you think it would be when people decide to get off the trail. It reenforces just how far we have come and how far we have to go. And just how very hard it is.