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 …
Month: May 2016
Day 61: Wind Rock
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 …
Day 60: It’s Hot
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 …
Day 59: Pearisburg
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 …
Day 58: Cruising
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 …
Day 57: 600 Miles
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 …
Day 56: Caterpillars
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. …
Day 55: Rocks
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 …
Day 54: The return of the sun
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 …
Day 53: Mud, and the Quarter Way Mark
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 …
Day 52: Marion
Today we hiked just under 7 miles into Marion for resupply. We got some mist but not really rain, still plenty of mud though. The sun tried to peek out but it is raining again tonight. We’re staying in town …
Day 51: Getting back into the groove
It was so nice to wake up with everything dry and not have to pack up a wet tent this morning. The sun never really came out today, but aside from some light mist it didn’t really rain either. We …
Day 50: The Grayson Highlands and 500 miles
It rained in the night again, and we woke up to a foggy morning. Fortunately the sun peeked through so we had a hearty breakfast of country ham and hashbrowns while letting our tent dry off as much as possible …
Day 49: Mt Rogers
It rained in the night last night and all morning. We were pretty lazy and tried to wait for it to let up, but it never did so we finally broke camp and got on the trail around 11. Eventually …
Day 48: Back on the Trail
This morning we hit the post office shortly after they opened at 9, mailed all our extra gear home, and made one last stop at the only cafe in town for some coffee and breakfast. Many hikers left town yesterday …
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