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Snakes on the Trail

I saw this little snake on Thursday the 16th and it was polite enough to hold still while I got out my camera to take its portrait. It’s an Eastern Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus). They spend a lot of time underground and I can only imagine that this one was on the surface because of all the rain that has recently fallen hereabouts. Sighted him/her a mile or two south of the Mohican Outdoor Center in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. It was about 9 or 10 inches long and about as big around as my little finger.

Eastern Worm Snake

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Journal Entry: Progress update

After a fine "second breakfast" [Middle Earth Hobbit reference] and an ice cream cone, Kurt crossed the Delaware River from PA into NJ at Mile 1293.6 of the Appalachian Trail on Thursday, 16 July 2015 (1:21 PM)

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And, then not really paying attention to it, he passed the 1,300 mile marker later in the afternoon.

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Trail Pix from Kurt’s hike

Bridges on the Appalachian Trail. This little one carries hikers (and trucks and cars driving Interstate 80) over the Delaware River. This was taken from the heights of the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap with New Jersey across the river. #appalachiantrail #bridges #Pennsylvania #NewJersey #delawareriver #at2015
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Trail Pix from Kurt’s hike

Bridges on the Appalachian Trail. That bridge way down there carries the Appalachian Trail across the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. Then, heading north, the Trail climbs and scrambles up to where I took the picture. #appalachiantrail #bridges #Pennsylvania #Lehigh #Palmerton #AT2015
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