Day 55

Day 55 -May 1 2017 – 12.3 miles – Lost Mountain Shealter to Thomas Knob Shelter The Grayson Highlands are famous for great views and feral ponies. We were about to go into the them and the weather report called for rain all day. We decided to do a shorter day in hopes that the […]

Day 54

Day 54 -April 30 2017 – 16.9 miles – Damascus V.A. to Lost Mountain Shelter The trail leaving Damascus is where the Virginia Creeper trail and the AT converge. The Virginia creeper trail was a trail that maintained a slight uphill grade as it followed the river for many miles upstream. From what I understand […]

Day 53

Day 53 -April 29 2017 – 0 miles – Damascus V.A. In the morning Woodchuck made a pancake breakfast for everyone. There was fresh fruit, orange juice, and all you can eat blueberry pancakes. It was something that came with the price of staying there and it was well worth the cost. Everyone ate in […]

Day 52

Day 52 -April 28 2017 – 9.9 miles – Abingdon Shelter to Damascus V.A. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shinning and the temperature was just right. We were excited to get moving. We would be crossing into Virginia very soon. Wolfey hiked with us on and off the whole way into Damascus. […]

Day 51

Day 51 -April 27 2017 – 15.9 miles – Iron Mountain Shelter to Abingdon Shelter Two miles into our day we came across a gravestone with the saddest inscription I have ever seen. 4.5 miles beyond the gravestone the trail went from a tree crowded corridor to wide open farmland. We crossed a road and […]

Day 50

.Day 50 -April 26 2017 – 16 miles – Shook Branch Road to Iron Mountain Shelter Cereal, fruit, and coffee were served for breakfast at the hostel. While I was eating I asked one of the female Southbounders if she was ready for her hike to be over soon. She paused for a minute and […]

Day 49

Day 49 -April 25 2017 – 14.8 miles – Moreland Gap Shelter to Shook Branch Road The day was overcast and in the morning in was drizzling. The trail went from open fields and rolling hills into a more canyon like area. Once in the canyon area the trail began to get a little […]

Day 48

Day 48 -April 24 2017 – 18.6 miles – US 19 E to Morland Gap Shelter Dave made everyone a homemade breakfast in the morning. Pancakes, bacon, and eggs from the chickens on the property. It had rained pretty hard overnight and the river near the hostel was very swollen After breakfast we had a […]

Day 47

Day 47 -April 23 2017 – 9.2 miles – Overmountain Shelter to US 19 E The day started off cold, windy, and rainy. Not optimal for going over bare mountains but we had no choice. We were on an adventure after all. Not a vacation. For most of the day we hiked through a […]

Day 46

Day 46 -April 22 2017- 15.6 miles – Clyde Smith Shelter to Overmountain Shelter The day started with an immediate climb up Little Rock Knob. As we were going up we had some partial views into the valley below. The top of Little Rock Knob had some nice views as well. After the 500 foot […]