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July 23, 1983: The trail route was rather weird today. It began with a healthy climb out of the Schuylkill Valley.
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Then, the AT dropped back down off the ridge crest to pass by a spring located a good distance down the side of the mountain. The trail climbed all the way back up to the crest and immediately descended almost to the base of the mountain, to a shelter beside a reservoir.
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It then returned to the ridgeline, followed the crest for a few miles, and dropped all the way off the mountain in order to bypass a private sanctuary for hawks, eagles, and other birds of prey. The trail climbed back up to the ridge crest
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one final time and remained up there for the remainder of the day, passing several good viewpoints.

From my book Then the Hail Came (A Humorous and Truthful Account of a 1983 #AppalachianTrail Thru-hike). Available in paperback, audiobook and eBook: https://amazon.com/dp/B09Q...
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