Miss Janet dropped us off at Iron Mountain Gap and we did our final photographs with her. She loves to have lots of pictures of the hikers she helps along the way. This is just one of the many qualities to love about Miss Janet. Hating long goodbyes, I set out unnoticed and unseen. I … Continue reading Sunsets and friends
The plan was to slack pack 20 miles from iron mountain back to Uncle Johnny's. The only problem was that we were leaving late and that meant we had to hustle to make it back to town. We didn't set out till noon and went off quick. I hit the trail hard, moving at a … Continue reading Twenty miles back to Erwin
We didn't leave Miss Janet's till about noon, getting us back to Spivey Gap around 12:45. I took off in a hurry, I wanted to put as much space between me and everyone, getting some of that solo hiking in, also when I slack pack I like to keep my heart rate up for some … Continue reading Slack Packing and Thinking
Waking up after 12 hours of sleep I felt refeshed,alive, returned to my natural self. I didn't realize how tired I was from Trail Days till that moment. It's that moment when you first wake up and you feel 100 percent immediately, there is no sleeping in, you are just ready for the day. I … Continue reading Pictures and Socks
Hiking out in the afternoon is the worst, I'm already past the best part of the day and I'm starting to wind down. We didn't arrive at the gap till about noon and was exhausted from the sleepless night in Hot Springs. No one slept well, the grumpy mood was all around, everyone on edge … Continue reading 12 hours to refresh.
After our two hour long ride into Damascus for Trail Days we all were eager to set up camp and hit the vendors, friends, and anything we might have been into. We quickly found a large area and circled our tents like an old wagon train, giving us a nice area to hang out in … Continue reading Trail days and the return
Just as I had done the day before I was up and out early. Leaving down the trail, I found peace over the rolling smooth hills, the long slow slope down made for easy going and in general, a wonderful expierence. I ran into Sparky randomly in a field and couldn't have been more excited. … Continue reading Relaxing and goofing off
I've been waking up around six for the past few days and it's been quite nice. No one else is up and if I need to I can get some writing done before the busyness of the day sets in. It's quiet, mostly everyone is still asleep, and I usually get on the trail around … Continue reading Killer rocks and killer views
Kevin had quit and I was mad as hell. I had 16 miles to do and I had left at 2 pm, it was going to be a very long day in the heat. The long steep uphill in the late afternoon was draining already and I still had miles to go. I spent the … Continue reading We have to go back
The town of hot springs, what can be said, it is this little oasis of comfort and refuge from the woods. We'll at first glance it is, exactly what it seems. Allow me to paint a picture for a moment. There is just one main street that runs through town, stores occupying either side of … Continue reading The Vortex called Hot Springs
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