[at-l] PA Rock Question

[wb4pan at mindspring.com (Chase Davidson)]

On my first trip through PA the rocks impressed me because I was used 
to walking on dirt trails for miles and miles. In one of my PA 
journals I said something about walking on rocks for miles without 
finding a spot of dirt big enough to put my foot on. And I noted how 
comforting it was to step on a spot of earth instead of rock. My 
second time through PA last year the rocks just didn't seem as big a 
deal as I had remembered. There are still plenty of rocks but the 
mountains are not so tall.

chase

ps I got an email from Leon. Gathers Father ( I met Gather at High 
Point shelter last month) He and his brother are thru hiking north. 
Gather is at Caratunk Northern Lodge, Jorma (Slimmer) is in Monson. 
Check out Trail Journals.

W F Thorneloe wrote:

> I've done NJ and most of NY. I understand that NJ has PA rocks, but I 
> was more impressed with the "glacier polished" bedrock along the ridges 
> - especially when wet.
> 
> Are PA rocks so fabled because PA is such a long section before the 
> relative rapid succession of states further north?
> 
> OrangeBug
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