The RPH Shelter in New York State is unlike anything you'll encounter up and down the trail. It is at mile 1422 and exactly where Tom is taking a break tonight, July 6, 2014.. This is truly a Hiker Hilton with takeout delivery, lounge furniture, picnic tables, plaster walls, a clean painted floor, working windows, a nice privy, and even a small library.
The shelter is located right off the Taconic Parkway, and looks a little suspicious on the New York/New Jersey Map of the AT due to it's proximity to a road. But it's in remarkably nice condition and obviously well looked after by local maintainers.
The RPH stands for Ralph's Peak Hikers Cabin and a 4 walled version of the current cabin had been originally built on the site. One wall was subsequently removed, so that it would match the other shelters on the AT. There are actual bunk beds inside and a clothes line to hang wet tents and clothes.
It is unique in that there can be pizza delivery right here! Tom ordered a veggie pizza after a long day of hiking; 17 miles to be exact.
This trip has been unique in that you really do not know what is in store the next day. Today we booked a flight from Boston home on August 1 so that Tom could be home for niece Stephanie's wedding and to welcome our new granddaughter in Oregon. It is a bit like a Tetris game to try and figure just where he will be when. Mother Nature seems to play a role in it all.
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