We're having technical difficulties uploading pictures, so we will update those when we can, for now we will fill in with words!
Last week we celebrated in Damascus, VA for the annual Trail Days festival. A small town that you can walk from end to end, was filled with hikers parading down the street. Local townspeople watched from the sidewalks armed with water guns, water balloons, and buckets of water ready to soak all the hikers in sight. We managed to make it through fairly dry though! Outdoor vendors were there giving away goodies. And although kevin lost the cake eating contest, he did manage to defeat everyone in the sleeping bag sac race! He won me a new sleeping bag! After taking four days off for the festival, it was time to get back on the trail.
Since Damascus, we've made it to mile 624. Officially passing the quarter mark on the trail at mile 540. The test will be to make it through the 500+ miles in Virginia alone, which some people call the "Virginia Blues". However we have many things to look forward to in Virginia to keep us motivated. We are meeting Kevin's family in Shenandoah National park, which has some pretty famous views. And right after we will be entering Harpers Ferry, WV where we will meet up with some of my family!
Unfortunately we can't display our pictures from the last few weeks, but we are doing great. We will try and update again soon!
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hi guys!
good to hear you are doing well. at allcorps a few days ago, beth gave the report for the interns and said "as kevin bodle would say, we are up to 'internal' things this week" there were a few "aww's" from the crowd as we all thought of you and missed ya. i look forward to pix and hope you have lovely weather and safe trails to enjoy!
lina and scott
hey y'all! good to finally hear from you. We are glad you are surviving well... we are eager to meet up with you in WV. You'll have to make sure we stay in touch somehow!!
Love you all!
Erinn for all of us!
Hey friends! We are home for a few days because of a death in the family but we will be returning to the trail in Pearisburg where we left. We heard you were at the hostel while we were on the other side of town. Hope to see you up the trail again someday!
Brahma Bull & Sweet Potato
whatzup - It's Blaze! hope all is well - and I miss the trio. Just landed at a B+B in Montebello today - we came for lunch (hiked from 4:45 am to 1:10pm for 19 miles for free lunch) and then I stayed for diner and the night. all is well - though dislocated my finger really bad back in Pearisburg. Still don't have 100% mobility. You can check out my xrays and my hike on www.stinkyKD.blogspot.com. Peace for now - and hope to see you guys again.
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