Oh yeah, rain sucks big time. Glad to hear you had fun anyway.
Oh, it was quite fun, apart from a couple days when my stuff got soaked and I had to stop and sort that out. I unfortunately chose to go during the middle of a heat wave, but I still had a great time.
How was your hike?
Yup! I'm really looking forward to the trail. I've never been in the New Jersey region before, but I'd imagine it's quite nice for hiking up there.
Backpacking can be a lot of fun so long as you don't leave yourself prone to things like dehydration, malnutrition, and even loneliness. But I'm sure you already know that. The Appalachian Trail is really nice, even up here in suburban New Jersey.
Well, only vaguely. This'll be the first major one, but I've been on a lot of just day hikes and one or two overnights.
You're a hiker?