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Walked into Port Clinton at around noon. Wanted to check out Cabelas and Walmart, so we tried to catch the Cabelas shuttle, which didn’t work out. Ended up calling a local shuttle driver, who ended up being Brian, the Regular Car Reviews guy on YT. Had a 1963 convertible taxi car in which we got

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A day with rain showers. Walked a few miles to the 501 Shelter, one of the more special ones on trail. It is a real building, with bunks, a skylight, running water, electricity, and a caretaker. Took a quick break there; Backfat, Squid, and crew where there as well as Ranger Dan. Passed the 1200

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Broke down camp while the sun came out. Another long day planned. Had to cross a beaver swamp, which was a little sketchy, but a nice change of scenery. Balancing over half submerged wonky logs does give you a little adrenaline boost. Not really doable without poles. Heard of a guy being in the swamp

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Got up at 5:30 to get an early start and maybe beat the heat. Having booked a room at the Lookout Hostel in a few days and afterwards taking an unplanned zero has us on a tight schedule. Several big mile days needed to make it. Got over the train tracks just before a long

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Turns out, the package had never been delivered to the outfitter. There go our plans of hiking out of town at 10, or even today. After a lot of waiting and a final visit at the post office we got the package finally and headed back to the church. After removing, rebending, reinserting the stays

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