High inflow 70s. Humid.
Easy hike today. We only came a few miles out of Bear Mountain.
We needed to do laundry and get to the Post Office this morning. We were told that the PO was less than a mile up the road in Ft. Montgomery and the laundry nearby. We walked and it was more than a mile but was closed - did not open until 9:00. Worse, there was no laundry nearby.
I arranged for a taxi, we got our package, but the taxi did not arrive for nearly an hour. We went to a laundromat about 4 miles away.
There were protesters infront of the laundromat, anti-war vs. support our troups. There was some more extreme rhetoric, for example "I'll burn 10,000 flags if I have to . . .". Guess they were hoping to catch the eye of the President as he drove by.
Made it back to the hotel without event. Got a late checkout. Hiked out of town in the afternoon along the lake getting back to the AT and then through Bear Mtn. zoo to get to the bridge across the Hudson river. Crossing the Hudson is widely named as the lowest point on the AT. Actually, it is a low spot in the zoo near the bear cages. (Finally saw a bear on this trip.)
This whole area is really nice. I am sure it gets overrun with people, starting next weekend.
Rain is forecast for tonight, tomorrow and Monday. Unfortunately this is stretch of trail with no shelters. Hate tenting in the rain.
I have no map AT map of this area. When the ATC Store sent me my order they left out 2 maps, one of this area and one in southwest VA. In both cases they sent 2 copies of an adjacent map. Thanks.
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