11 May 2007 - Greetings! I am at the 459 mile marker and all is well. Made it to the geat trail city, Damascus and my 4th state, Virginia. Damascus is rated one of the nicest cities on the trail. i resupplied and switched out my tent, which the tent poles broke on me, for a Hennessey Hammock. Lovin it! no more trying to find a flat place to get my tent soaked. now i am high and dry. 2 trees is all thats needed.
Virginia is the longest state on the trail. with over 400 miles. The terrain has still been up and down but not as many roots and rocks in some sections. i have been able to constantly knock out close to 20 miles a day. my pack is still heavy compared to some, weighing in at around 40 lbs with food and water. the days are getting hot and the water sources are getting scarce. in virginia, the standard hiking prcedure is to "climb out" of a resupply city and the trail stays high on the ridge until it drops back down into another city or road. while up high on the ridge, the water is very scarce and spread out.
Stayed in Damascus for Trail Days, which is the ultimate AT festival on the trail. had a great time with the Pain Train and crew. there is a hiker's parade where the hikers march down main street and all the locals watching the parade get to take out all thier aggression on the hikers with water balloons, super soakers and anything else that is wet. by the end of the parade, we, the hikers, were completly soaked. its amazing to watch local 12 year olds pound and get pounded by dirty, smelly hikers with water balloons. A good time was had by all.
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