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What can these legs? (Part 2)

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When I reached the half way point of the AT I felt like an athlete for the first time in my life.  I also had a ridiculous appetite. When I got to Chris’s Cabin 4 days ahead of schedule he said, “just eat anything you can find.”  So I raided the refrigerator, mostly the freezer.  I ate a full pack of hotdogs, a packs sausages, 2 loaves of bread, most of half gallon of ice cream, and drank the 4 remaining beers.   That was just while doing laundry.   When Chris arrived he was determined to feed me until I was full, which mostly consisted of a infinite supply of pork products,  bacon, ham, chops, etc.   This is central PA.  (There was a salad too) My friend Scott offered to support my trip this week  in any way I needed help.  In addition to bringing a huge resupply package from Jane, Scot also did some Amazon ordering for me, replacing lost knee supports and getting Leuko tape, body glide and other essenti...