Warm night under the stars. Hot today, 90.
Left the shelter early and hiked 5.4 miles by 10:20. Only 3 more miles to the shelter we planned to stay in. Too little? The trail had been easy and we felt good. We called and found a room available here in the park at the Overlook Lodge which surprised us because all rooms were reserved for West Point graduation tomorrow. We decided to reserve it and keep hiking. Naturally it is very expensive this weekend.
Total hiking was 13.5 miles plus another mile to get here. We made our decision based on the first 5 miles which were easy. After that, it was all up and down. Very tough day - we did not get here until 7:30.
We crossed the Palisades Interstate Parkway - only 34 miles to New York City. We were literally running across the PIP between cars going 60+ mph. We had three more opportunities to see NYC skyline. We could see it at the first viewpoint. Skipped the second (too far off the trail). Too much haze to see it from the top of Bear Mtn.
Tomorrow we need to get a food mail drop before noon in Ft. Montgomery and do laundry. We will probably hike a few miles out of town to a campsite. Should be crazy around here tomorrow. President Obama is the speaker.
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