5/21/15 Port Clinton, PA
Normally, most towns the AT passes through are pretty nice.
They may be run down a bit but that certainly doesn't detract anything from how
gorgeous it is. Whatever dilapidated state the town might be in, the people
usually make up for it (if that makes sense). You'll never find nicer people
who genuinely want to hear about that time you hiked 20 miles, fell down the
mountain, and came face to face with a bear. (Even though anyone might
want to hear about that). They'd want to know your trail name and how you came
up with it as well as where you're from and how you got here and blah blah
blah, etc etc.
Except for one or two people, it isn't the case here in Port
Clinton. Most people will straight up ignore you unless you've got money. That
seems like a normal American town then, but it's not typical of a trail town.
They don't really pander to the hiking crowd, which, unless this is a vacation
spot for some unfathomable reason, doesn't seem like a good idea. Unless it's
the fact that maybe they realize that, well, where else you gonna go? Since
there really is nowhere else easily accessible on foot. And since hitchhiking
is illegal in PA, it's hard to get anywhere. Anyone else coming through here
should just pick up a mail drop and leave before they receive any dirty looks
from the locals. Besides, nothing seems to be open before noon...
-Sam
PS: Hands down best place is the barber shop across from the
post office. One of the nicest guys I met. Definitely worth stopping only in
there before heading out!
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