Today we hiked 16.4 miles to a campsite just outside of Damascus where we met our friend Amy, who recently moved to North Carolina. She brought us all kind of goodies: wine, cheese, baguette and salami, and apples! We made a campfire and toasted the baguettes with the cheese, it was delicious. We are now in Virginia, and we’ll be here awhile. A quarter of the trail is in this state, and we’ll be over a thousand miles before we leave. Trail days is this weekend in Damascus so we will have a few days off and will hopefully get a new tent.
Hiking Hammonds 
You two look great! The trail is being kind to you. I just googled Damascus Trail Days. It appears to be quite a party!! Did you plan your travels to be there, are is it just trail serendipity that you are there at this time?
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It mostly worked out that way but for the last week or so we’ve been keeping pace to get here so that big Agnes will repair our tent for free
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So cool that Amy came out! Ofcourse she brought wine and cheese! Enjoy your time off
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