Day 65

Day 65 -May 11 2017 – 0 miles – Narrows VA The four of us woke up in the morning around the same time. Flashfire half jokingly mentioned taking a zero. Zeus almost immediately agreed. I looked toward Stoat to see what he would say, knowing that his first thought would be to reject it. […]

Day 64

Day 64 -May 10 2017 – 9.4 miles – Docs Knob to Narrows VA The weather was hot and humid but it was better than the cold and rainy weather we had been experiencing . We had planned a short day into the town of Narrows so we could resupply. The more popular town of […]

Day 63

Day 63 -May 9 2017 – 15.7 miles – Dismal Falls to Docs Knob Shelter There are days on the trail where almost nothing happens. No views. No stories. Just forward progress through the simple beauty of nature. I think my journal entry for the day sums the day up perfectly. Journal Entry 5/9/2017 – […]

Day 62

Day 62 -May 8 2017 – 20.3 miles – Bland to Dismal Falls Grumpy, Stoat, and I ate breakfast while Zeus and Flashfire caught an early ride to the trail from Graybeard. We got a ride back to the trail from a friend of Bubba. ( The guy that runs a shuttle in Bland) The […]

Day 61

Day 61 -May 7 2017 – 11.3 miles – Jenkins Shelter – Bland Virginia The trail from Jenkins Shelter to the town of Bland was uneventful and easy. Stoat, Flashfire, Zeus, Grumpy, and I did the 11.3 miles into town before lunch. The trail doesn’t go into the actual town of Bland. It goes by […]

Day 60

Day 60 -May 6 2017 – 20.1 miles – Knot Maul to Jenkins Shelter It was cold and raining and we hiked with flashfire, Zeus, and Grumpy for most of the day. After an uneventful morning we came to Chestnut Ridge. The ridge was a two mile long clearing that had a great view of […]

Day 59

Day 59 -May 5 2017 – 12.6 miles – Davis Hollow to Knot Maul Shelter We decided to take it easy after the fast pace of yesterday. It had rained overnight and it was just petering out when I woke up. It was pretty early so I decided that I could relieve myself right next […]

Day 58

Day 58 -May 4 2017 – 13.7 miles – Partnership Shelter to Davis Hollow Stoat, Zeus, Flashfire and I were up a little before most of the other hikers. We made our way over to the road to catch the shuttle into town. While we were waiting, a guy driving a pickup truck offered us […]

Day 57

Day 57 -May 3 2017 -19 miles – Hurricane Mountain Shelter to Partnership Shelter The terrain was much easier today and the miles flew by. The only view for the day was a quick look back at the Grayson Highlands. At the lookout a female hiker stopped to chat. Stoat asked her how many […]

Day 56

Day 56 -May 2 2017 – 16.1 miles – Thomas Knob Shelter to Hurricane Mountain Shelter I got up early to see if I could get some sunrise pictures. I went back into the shelter to get some warmer clothes. As I was coming back down the ladder from the second floor I heard […]