Today was a pleasant day on the trail. We dropped my car at the Seneca Lake Dam area, a few miles shy of my stopping point, because there was easy parking available. Then I began hiking backwards.
After crossing the dam, the trail dipped into the woods for several miles. Some of it was good hiking, but as always in the spring, there were lots of downed trees, branches, loads of leaves and other detritus to slog through.
This trail section ended in a trailer park, where the last portion was unmarked and unmowed, and wound through loads of pricker plants up to my knees. Ugh.
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Striking Out for BVSP 13
Once out of the prickers, I had many miles of road walking. Ed and I stopped for lunch atop one of the many ridges in the area; we began employing the 
shuttling method where he drove me up the ridges so I could hike downhill.
Around 1 p.m. it began to pour. This was not in the forecast as of this morning. Luckily, Ed was nearby and so I hopped in the car to wait it out (about 45 minutes).
The sun then came back out and I continued my trek. Since the rest of the hiking was relatively flat, Ed drove to Salt Fork State Park and checked us in, then set up camp. Afterward, he picked me up at my finishing point.
Tonight we’re able to do laundry – yay! Looks like we’ll have a few more days of heat, and then the temps will plunge.
Snowshoe
Ohio NCT miles today: 16.6 (26.7 km)
Ohio NCT miles to date: 838.7 (1,349.8 km)
Total NCT miles to date: 3,686.4 (5,932.7 km)
Total NCT miles to go: 913.6 (1,470.3 km)
Most useful gear today: My Prana hiking pants, which protected me from scrub and barbed-wire fencing!
