The last 2 days have been great. New York is a beautiful state, the trail here runs through some amazing countryside. Pushed 19.5 miles yesterday to the Graymoor Monestary. They have a shelter that is open to hikers. It had a shower,electricity,and pizza delivery(which was sub-par). Met some cool locals at a roadside dive, wouldn't let me pay for my beers. Really good group of locals, it was like cheers. Played some cut throat UNO last night with a group of guys at the shelter,it was brutal. Got some great pictures. Today we took it easy,just 13 miles to Clarence Fahnestock state park that has a free area for thru-hikers with showers and flushing toilets. Tomorrow I'll push into Poughquag to catch my mail drop from Matt. Thanks a lot man I can't wait to see what's inside! Bella has started sleeping next to me in the shelters and in the tent, she is becoming quite the trail dog. Got some trail magic today from a guy named Auggie. Thanks for the beers and the conversation. For some reason this park is near a parkway. What happened to my serene wilderness experience? Oh well. I hope the rain holds off. Bella says hi to everyone from Blue Ridge.

-fresh
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