Year: 2023

• AT 74: Open Arms Hostel

  

  Another nice weather day. Stopped for lunch at a resort type place. Got some good views before getting down to Luray. Got rained on shortly, but no problem with a hostel waiting for us. Did a short stint on bikes to get ice cream and go to the local outfitter. Did a late night resupply…

• AT 73: Views In Shenandoah

  

  A day with good weather finally. Woke up to the sun shining into the tent. Got views finally! A little bit of wildlife as well. Easy going with almost dry trail and the well done Shenandoah grading. Stayed at Rock Spring Hut, which got great views from the secondary hut’s porch. City lights were visible…

• AT 72: A Bit Of Sun, 900 Miles

  

  Didn’t rain all day, which is a win. Sun even came out for a bit. Passed the 900 mile marker. At the end of the day we got off trail and went to a campground to dump trash. The groundskeeper offered us a free tentsite, which we happily accepted. Flat ground, a personal bear box,…

• AT 71: Rain In Shenandoah

  

  Another rainy day. Today there would have been views, but not in this weather. Too bad. Around noon we stopped at one of the campgrounds to visit the campground store and the laundry facilities. Got some nasty microwave burgers and put our sleeping bags into the dryer for a minute. Started to slather our feet…

• AT 70: Shenandoah

  

  Got another pancake breakfast at Stanimals. Then slackpacked into Shenandoah. Raining on and off. Filled out the backcountry permit and were on our way. No views at all, but the trail is nicely graded. No water bars on the trails though. Trail and streams are indistinguishable at some times. The trail in Shenandoah follows mostly…