Thursday was busy. We were up before dawn because we had to meet a shuttle driver early. We made coffee by headlamp. Caffeine got us…
Finally, the Sun!
The sun came out today! The fall colors are spectacular. We crossed a “bald” from which we could see for miles. We experienced our first…
Heavy Fog
We were in heavy fog most of today. It broke in time for an early dinner at a shelter. We set up camp early at…
Frosty
It was frosty and foggy this morning. Thankfully, the gale force winds subsided.
Cold!
Today’s temps were in the low 40s. The wind was 30-40 mph. We were in a cloud bank most of the day. 🥶
Taking a Nero
A “Nero” is a near-zero mileage day. A Zero is a zero-mileage day. We took a Nero yesterday and a Zero today. Carolyn has a…
Two waterfalls
We crossed through the Laurel Fork Gorge area yesterday and today. The highlight’s were two waterfalls, one cascade and the start of fall foliage. The…
Our first hiker hostel
We stayed at the Boots Off hiker hostel night before last . We could have camped in our tent, slept in a bunkhouse or glamped…
Watauga Lake
We spent last night as the only two hikers camping near a shelter overlooking Lake Watauga. This morning we looked down at the clouds. A…
And we’re off…
Thanks to Carolyn’s awesome sisters, Becky and Judy, we started South from Damascus VA Friday morning. We hiked about 10 miles before stopping for the…