Day 85

Day 85 – May 31 – 22.3 miles – Bearfence Hut to Byrds Nest #3 Hut The weather was perfect for hiking. My feet were feeling better and the miles flew by. We crossed Skyline drive ( a continuation of the Blue Mountain Parkway) several times throughout the day. Every time we crossed the road […]

Day 84

Day 84 – May 30 – 20.6 miles – Pinefield Hut to Bearfence hut ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last night I heard a rustling sound very close to my hammock. I didn’t setup my rain tarp , so all I had to do was grab my headlamp and shine it in the direction of the sound. Moving as […]

Day 83

Day 83 May 29 – 26.2 miles (plus 0.3 from the shelter) – Calf Mt. Shelter to Pinefield Hut The day started out hot and humid. As we walked through the woods I couldn’t tell if I was sweating or if water was just condensing on my body. The shafts of light falling through […]

Day 82

Day 82 May 28 – 7.7 miles – Waynesboro VA to Calf Mountain Shelter Waynesboro really put a lot of work into providing a ton of info about the town. They even had flyers printed out that had a map of all the local business that a thru hiker might be interested in. It was […]

Day 81

Day 81 May 27 – 0 miles – Waynesboro VA For most of the day we just stayed at the hotel and relaxed. All our errands were done the day before and it felt good to do a whole lot of nothing. The Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was playing at the local theater and […]

Day 80

Day 80 May 26 – 5 miles – Paul Wolfe Shelter to US 250 ( Waynesboro VA ) Zeus and Flashfire decided to camp at the free campsite in town while Stoat and I decided to stay somewhere a little more comfortable. The Waynesboro Marriott. We were not high roller hikers! Prior to our hike, […]

Day 79

Day 79 May 25 – 22 miles – Harpers Creek Shelter to Paul Wolfe Shelter When we woke up in the morning the sound of the nearby creek was much louder than it was the night before. The heavy rain had turned the little stream into a little raging stream. Snowshoe and Sailor crossed […]

Day 78

Day 78 May 24 – 14.2 miles – Seely – Woodworth Shelter to Harpers Creek Shelter In the morning it was still drizzling. We had a few views that were coming up but we didn’t expect to see anything. A few miles into the day we came to a side trail. The side trail led […]

Day 77

Day 77 May 23 – 20.7 miles – 800 mile marker to Seely – Woodworth Shelter Stoat and I woke up early and packed up as quick as we could. Thankfully it didn’t rain overnight, but it looked like it could rain any minute. After five miles of undulating terrain we began a four […]

Day 76

Day 76 May 22 – 15.1 miles – Glasgow VA to mile 800 In the morning Zeus and Flashfire decided to try to hitchhike back to the trail while Scarecrow, Stoat and I called a shuttle. It took what felt like forever for the shuttle to show up. By the time the three of us […]