We woke up early again this morning, ready to beat the heat, but first we enjoyed breakfast at wind rock. We had some big ups and downs today, and it was a hot one, but we still made good time even with lots of breaks. We passed the largest oak tree on the southern AT, … Read More “Day 62: Sinking Creek Mountain” »
Month: May 2016
This morning we got up early to beat the heat, and it sprinkled for the first hour or so. We made ten miles by around 12:30 and stopped for lunch. It rained again for a little while. After lunch we went past the Captain’s place, a private residence that allows free camping. To access the … Read More “Day 61: Wind Rock” »
We hiked back out of town today, with full packs and an uphill climb as usual. Today was in the eighties and humid, and to make it worse there was little shade. A hailstorm last week damaged much of the foliage in the trees, leaving little reprieve from the sun. Fortunately we had a short … Read More “Day 60: It’s Hot” »
It actually didn’t rain last night! We had under ten miles to our destination today, so we took a relaxed pace and made it into town by 1:30. It was actually a hot day today so we were lucky to be in air conditioning for the worst of it. We decided to push for a … Read More “Day 59: Pearisburg” »
Our rain free streak lasted all of 36 hours or so. It rained in the night, again not in the forecast, but it had at least stopped by morning. We had a really easy morning and made 6 miles in the first 2 hours. We caught a bit more rain in the afternoon, but nothing … Read More “Day 58: Cruising” »
It was another really nice morning this morning, we were up early and had coffee and oatmeal and even a little fire and were on the trail by 8. Before long we crossed mile 600! In the afternoon we went to Trent’s grocery for a small resupply and a late lunch. There we met another … Read More “Day 57: 600 Miles” »
No rain in the night! We woke up to a brisk and clear morning, and the sun shone all day. It even got a little warm out! It seems like every caterpillar in the mountains emerged today to make cocoons. They were dangling all over the trail, and crawling over everything. Even now they are … Read More “Day 56: Caterpillars” »
Despite a weather forecast that said no rain, it rained all night long. Fortunately it stopped by morning, and the sun came out enough by lunch for us to dry our gear out a bit. The terrain was harder than we expected today, some tough uphills and a lot of rocks with plenty of mud … Read More “Day 55: Rocks” »
It rained most of the night last night but had stopped by morning, and by late morning the sun started to appear. After being spoiled by relatively flat terrain for the past few days we were reminded we’re still in the mountains, and it was up and down today, with mud to make it interesting. … Read More “Day 54: The return of the sun” »
The weather report has been changing by the hour. Originally there was a thunderstorm expected last night. By the time evening rolled around yesterday the storm was pushed up to today. By this morning the storm was pushed back to tonight. It actually rained off and on today. The sun appeared briefly once or twice, … Read More “Day 53: Mud, and the Quarter Way Mark” »