Day 132

Weather:
Sunny and cool in the morning. Partly cloudy afternoon. Thunderstorms in the evening.

Today's Hike:
Morgan Shelter to Pawling, NY - 8.6 miles

Today's hike was quick and beautiful. We knocked out almost nine miles in a little over three hours. At mile nine was the Dover Oak, the largest oak tree on the AT. The oak is estimated to be over 300 years old and measures somewhere around 20 feet in diameter. It was awesome, and unlike the Keffer Oak (the second largest oak on the AT) in Virginia, I managed to actually see this one. Very cool.

After spending some time under the Dover we made our way to the village of Pawling, NY where I consumed large amounts of greasy chinese food. Following lunch we did our usual town chores. On our way out we met one of the many wonderful local residents, Sydney, who showed us down to the park where we would be camping and brought us homemade cupcakes. What a wonderful and unexpected surprise!

Tonight the seven of us are sleeping by the Lions building at the local park. It's currently raining.....hope it's done by the morning!