Thank you Thomas Smith, even though you were ‘colored’, you fought for our country. Managed to escape Pearisburg – or forced myself to leave. Terrible weather + great church hostel w/ woodstove. Pearisburg is an interesting place – this picture is from downtown. Only 7.3 today, at Rice Shelter. Not To Worry…
Month: April 2017
Flashback – AT99 – Apr 24
Jenny Knob Shelter, N of Bland, VA. 17.3 today. Here with Dodger, who isn’t annoying at the moment. Had a long, dusty day, but it wasn’t too bad – mostly flat. VA is nice. Feet are bugging me, so I called in a Campmor order including some new Superfeet. Also a smaller fuel bottle,…
Flashback – AT99 – April 18
Wise Shelter – Grayson Highlands Great day! Cloudy and gloomy, with flurries. Once I got past Mt Rogers (highest in VA) the trail entered a big heath, with few trees and a lot of big open spaces. Very remote and desolate, it reminded me a little of northern England, or some of the more…
Flashback – AT99 – April 15
Damascus! The promised land. (note the picture is recent – there was a call out for money because the Place had been falling down, I think people raised something like $40K to fix it up!) Pulled 18 to get here, after waiting out the rain until 9:30am. Why get wet? Saw my…
Flashback – AT99 – Apr 12
Watauga Lake Shelter Chilly, 40 deg F, clear. Walked all day with Oreo (the dog I rescued/fed/adopted). Went through Laurel Fork Gorge – very cool w/ a big waterfall. Dog and I had a bit of a swim. After some reroute, today ended up at 16.4 miles. Hiked all day alone, awesome. There was…