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when same man came along back and picked me up again.  We discussed merits of Model A's.  Said he didn't know how many miles he had driven his, but traveled about 50 miles every day, 6 days a week for ten years.  That adds up to a lot.  Picked up my pack at old gentleman's porch and proceeded up opposite mtn.  Cooked early dinner short distance up.  The trail is marked here and in passable condition.  Up on the ridge as I walked along, the ground about my feet seemed suddenly to explode.  For an instant I thot some
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one had dropped an A bomb and I would no longer need worry about white blazes, water, and stupid politicians, but then I realized it was a mother grouse and her brood of fledglings, all leaving at once.  The tiny chicks probably had never flown before but they did okey.  Trail is marked but grown over in spots.  Got thru to Applebee Cabin, the first East of Susqehanna about 6:30.  Decided to make for next cabin 3.8 miles away.  Reached Hertlein Cabin before sunset, found three young fellas from nearby town in possession.  They had no objections to