Year: 2012

Still in Virginia. VA has about 550 miles of the AT, over 25%. I think I will be in Harper’s Ferry, the “psychological halfway point” the first week or so of July. Leaving Daleville was tough, I wanted a longer break, but did not want to stay in the hotel. I got a new sleeping…

Leaving Bastian, Nigel drove us from his Dojo to the local Dairy Queen where we ate breakfast. He was unable to give us a ride back to the trail from there because he had other plans. 5 of us were lucky enough to get a hitch up the road to the trail after about an…

Got to Waynesboro, VA today and have access to a pc so photos are going up. I hiked into Damascas southbound after taking a shuttle north to Fox Creek with Maps, DR, and Smitter. The Greyson Highlands were pretty awesome with wild ponies that followed us around and tried to take out food. Trail Days…

Made it in to Bastian, VA mile 587 today and am staying at a local dojo, run by TrueBrit a great guy from well Britain. Trail Days was fun, but was getting old towards the end and I was definitely ready to leave by the end. Tent city was awesome with thousands of hikers camped…

I don’t think I will update with such long journal posts anymore, it just doesn’t seem feasible. Instead, I will try and make shorter posts more frequently. Someday, I guess I will transcribe it all, but I do not have the time for that on the rare occasion I find a computer. I am in…