Daleville
Day 54: Adjusting to a Middle State
Things have felt different since the third-way point in Daleville. The mountains are lower and rounder, the trees are greener, the trail feels less buried in the mountain fastnesses of...
Southern Virginia is NOT Flat!
Through the first part of my AT hike I frequently heard “Virginia is flat.” I beg to differ! Southern Virginia offered some significant elevation challenges combined with onerous rocks! My...
How to Section Hike Virginia II: Pearisburg to Daleville
Section Hiking Virginia on the Appalachian Trail Pearisburg to Daleville At-a-Glance Distance: 92 miles Terrain type: A mixture of ridge walking, woodlands, and farmland, with some major elevation
McAfee, Care Packages, Butts, and Zeroes
700 miles. I jumped the gun in assuming I'd be anywhere near the halfway point. Side quests, Trail Days and a strong desire to visit every trail town or rush...
Daleville to Harpers ferry(Halfway Point!)
Forgive any misspellings or gramatical errors. Day 44 Kind of bummed around camp until noon today. Having phone signal at camp made it easy. Since I had reservations for Daleville...
Big Miles and Big Adventures
Part way through day 56 it occurred to me that instead of getting into Daleville in four days I could get there in three and spend an extra day at...
Coco and Magnus — Days 60 through 65 — Zip Line, Sunrise, and a Bath
Friends! Magnus and I are a mere two miles shy of the 1/3 mark of the Appalachian Trail. I would like to mention that of the three companies we have...