I got on trail at 8:00 am. I saw the section hiker Boots off and on the first few hours. The two of us were at Wind Rock at the same time. The sky was clear giving us a nice view.
At 12:30 I stopped at the War Spur Shelter for lunch. After a few minutes Boots and Moseyin stopped too. After eating, as I was getting my pack ready to head back out, Great Legs and Hoops showed up. I hadn't seen Great Legs for a few weeks. He said there was a group of eight hikers coming our way. There was Guard, Wanderlust, Pumpkin Head, Sooty, Pearl, King, Slip, and Buttons. The group had went to a bluegrass festival near Pearisburg. It was at the lodge that was used in the movie Dirty Dancing. So they were off trail for a day. A few minutes later Iceman, Dutch and McJetpack showed up. Then Butch, Sundance, Pringles, Gepetto and Patches arrived. I started out at the shelter by myself, it ended up being a reunion. There were 21 of us. I hadn't seen Guard or Wanderlust since Damascus. I stayed at the shelter for another hour talking with them. It was an amazing change of events.
After the long lunch break I hiked with Wanderlust and Pumpkin Head. Most of the group was going to camp at a guys property that is next to the trail. They met him at the festival. I wanted to see Wanderlust a little more, so I went along. Rain was moving in so the guy told us we could sleep in his pole barn. I hope the rain has stopped by morning.
Mr. Smith,
ReplyDeleteThat is a cool zipline. Was it fun? My dad set up a zipline for us in the backyard a few weeks ago. It runs between two trees and you have to get your feet out at the end to push off the tree. Maybe I should ask him to take it over our creek. Have a good hike tomorrow.
Braden Matsudo
The zip line was fun Braden. Everyone enjoyed it. Thanks for following my hike.
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