Day 75

Day 75 May 21 – 11.4 miles – Harrison Springs Campsite to Glasgow VA In the morning a hiker stopped by the campsite. He asked us if we had seen the tree that was hit by lightning. We said that we hadn’t seen it but we had heard it happen. The tree that he was […]

Day 74

Day 74 -May 20 2017 – 13.4 miles (plus 2.2 mile sidetrail) Bryant Ridge Shelter to Harrison Ground Springs It was another hot and humid day and we had a lot of climbing to do. Over 4000 feet and almost the same amount of descending. There would be a steep climb followed by a short […]

Day 73

Day 73 -May 19 2017 – 13.5 Miles – Bobblets Gap to Bryant ridge shelter. Stoats leg was feeling much better in the morning. Still, we didn’t want to risk over working his leg and stuck to our plan to make it a shorter day. Early in the day we crossed the blue mountain parkway […]

Day 72

Day 72 -May 18 2017 – 18.5 Miles – Daleville VA to Bobblets Gap I woke up in the middle of the night. My mouth was watery and I felt nauseous. Luckily I was able to make it to the bathroom before I threw up. I either had food poisoning or I just ate too […]

Day 71

Day 71 -May 17 2017 – 0 Miles – Daleville VA We woke up early like we were going to get back on the trail at some point during the day. After only a few minutes of consciousness it became clear that we would be taking a zero day. Zeus had an eye infection that […]

Day 70

Day 70 -May 16 2017 – 18.8 miles – John Springs Shelter to Daleville VA The Tramily woke up early and we were on the trail by 4:45 AM. We were on a mission to see the sunrise from McAfees Knob. It was still dark out so we had to hike by the light of […]

Day 69

Day 69 -May 15 2017 -21.6 miles – Mile Marker 688 to John Springs Shelter It was a hot but rewarding day. The day started out with a 1500 foot climb up Brush mountain. The humidity was already high and I hiked without my shirt on. The way my pack stuck to my skin let […]

Day 68

Day 68 -May 14 2017 -14.8 miles – Laurel creek Shelter to Mile Marker 688 My shoes had shown some premature wear over the last few days and were quickly falling apart. Both shoes had holes in the front and the side of the toe box area. Dirt and sand was getting into my shoes […]

Day 67

Day 67 -May 13 2017 – 17.3 miles – mile marker 655.9 to Laurel Creek Shelter It rained real hard last night. When Slim Shady woke up he found himself partly immersed in a puddle. All his gear was soaked. He left as soon as he could to try to warm up though physical exertion. […]

Day 66

Day 66 -May 12 2017 – 20.5 miles – Narrows VA to mile marker 655.9 We got a ride back to the trail head from Allen. He told us about the nearby New River. He told us it’s one of the five oldest rivers in the world and its the only one in the US […]