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Rain, Rain, and Great Food in Buena Vista
Day 85: 5,560 ft ascent, 14.0 miles After two days off trail visiting with my mom it was bittersweet going back to the trail. We wanted to get
Thomas Jefferson and Low Gluten Cheesecake
Day 80: 890 ft ascent, 3.1 miles Erik and I treated ourselves to Cracker Barrel for breakfast in Daleville, then waited for our laundry to finish up
Will Hike For Banana Pudding
Day 73: 2,670 ft ascent, 8.6 miles After a nero and a zero, it was hard to leave and get back to the trail. Erik, Jake, and I had six days of food
Soaking Up the Detours
Day 68: 1,780 ft ascent, 11.4 miles We left the Helvey’s Mill shelter knowing we had a long while to go without water. After reading comments in the
A Bland Update
We sent some packages ahead to Bland, VA. Our timing wasn’t working out well, and we needed to travel 57 miles in three days to get to Bland before
We Found the Ponies!
Day 59: 4,570 ft ascent, 16.1 miles Today was a lot of climbing. A lot of climbing. We planned to get a big chunk of the climbing done in the
My Hardest Miles Yet
Day 54: 2,000 ft ascent, 5.6 miles It was time to get back to the trail after a few days of norovirus recovery. Erik’s brother made us some bacon
Oh No(rovirus)!
Day 47: 1,950 ft ascent, 8.6 miles The Mountain Harbor breakfast lived up to the billing! There were maybe 30 hikers eating that morning and there
Conquering the Roan Highlands
Day 35: 3,570 ft ascent, 11.0 miles We woke up and got on trail early, ready for a big day. We crossed a river first thing, which told us ‘up’ was
Still Moving North
Day 30: 3,940 ft ascent, 18.4 miles Today was a day I was looking forward to for weeks… Jake was coming back! After spending three weeks without