Just rolled in to the Delaware Water Gap today. The Delaware River passes through the gap

This is the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The AT hiking ridges on each side of the gap are made of quartzite, and you can see how bent and irregular the rock layers are

That makes it look like this on the trail

Ran into more rhododendron tunnels “on the rocks”

Two forest friends from today

A little hippo

And a vampire bat (complete with fang)

So now on to the final section. 

The Big News is that my brother Jim is driving up from his home in Landenberg PA to join me for the last 50 miles.

I’ll be seeing him in a couple hours.

We’re going to get shuttled to Unionville NY and hike back south bound (and finish here in Delaware Water Gap). My last flip flop!!!

Some shots from yesterday

Some stretches have no leaves in the trees

The beech trees have kept their leaves

And the red maples

Two blazes lining up

Starting the final stretch,

Junco