Monthly Archives: August 2015

Another day, another early start. After a bit of a climb, we spent most of the morning descending a knee crushing slope. By the time we got to the bottom, Brown’s comment was “my dogs are barking”, but in an … Continue reading →

We got going by 7, and as we left, two young guys in the shelter were up as well. We had chatted with them last night and they had said they usually start hiking by 11. I guess we inspired … Continue reading →

On the trail by 7 with a much gentler day ahead of us today than yesterday. We tanked up in water first thing for a 15 miles waterless stretch. We were still up on the ridge after our climb up … Continue reading →

Big climbing day today, starting with 3 Ridges Mountain straight out of camp. After we got up that, we had to drop down 3000 feet to a river, then up 3000 to the top of The Priest, our first 4000 … Continue reading →

Started the day right with Megan’s leftover ice cream at 7am. Then we got dropped off at a busy breakfast joint in town with Brown and Emil. While we ate a lady came by and offered us a ride up … Continue reading →

Hiking just after 7am with 12 miles to go till Waynesboro and an afternoon off and resupply. We hiked over calf mountain (no view), little calf mountain (with a view) and up and down about 4 “gaps” to cross the … Continue reading →

Despite the late arrival last night, we were both up before dawn. So, we went with it, hiking by 6:30am. We saw a bit of the sunrise, but mostly were just happy to get the miles done in the cooler … Continue reading →

There was a nice bright overhead light near us last night, along with a smoky fire next campsite over. Neither of us slept well. We didn’t rush out camp, opting for the cheaper of two available breakfast options, followed by … Continue reading →

The trail in Shenandoah NP is very nicely maintained. Even though I haven’t loved all the climbs, it’s been smooth sailing all the way. Today, rain threatened all day but never materialized. For me, another day of relief from the … Continue reading →

I did end up cramping a fair bit last night, but not full on “aliens trying to escape from my legs” cramps. I still wasn’t feeling very well this morning but the weather was very cloudy and cooler. Still hot … Continue reading →