Last post I included a picture of the Wheeler family but didn't include a paragraph of the huge service they provided for us in Buena Vista, VA. Food, beds, showers, transportation were all so good. Thanks Wheelers.
On Wednesday, Best Wife and Pappy 12 hiked 13.5 miles to Pedlar Reservoir near Lexington, VA where our daughter Mackenzie met us. This completed 1230 miles hiked so far. Mackenzie met us to bring us home to Northern VA for a few days so we can "Leapfrog" to NY.
I'll try to explain the method to our madness. In March and April 2017 we hiked 430 miles on the AT from Northern VA to NY state. We then drove to Springer Mt, GA and hiked north 800 miles to Pedlar Reservoir in Central VA where Mackenzie picked us up. On July 17 Best Wife and Pappy 12 will drive to NY and start hiking where we left off in April. We will hike 756 miles north to Baxter Peak on Mt Katahdin in Maine. For those of you doing the math, we are missing 200 miles in there somewhere. The full disclosure part is that after we finish in Maine we still will hike 200 miles in Northern VA to complete the Appalachian Trail.
As much as we would have liked to complete all of VA on one motion, if we don't leapfrog now to where we left off in NY, we risk cold weather in October in Maine putting the kibosh on the end of our hike. So it is, we are off to New England to finish up the northern part of the AT. We are kinda liking the idea of hiking thru the Shenandoahs in October, few people, great temps, day hikes if we want, skip the rain days, color in the trees, all good.
Check out the picture below of the rock, the one that looks like the thing that sooooo many Washington Nationals touch after they round 3rd base. GO NATS!!!!
If you want to learn more about the pictured plaque, google Little Ottie Cline Powell, a 4-year old who in 1891 wandered off from his one room schoolhouse looking for firewood. He walked seven miles to the top of Bluff Mountain where he likely died of exposure.
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On Wednesday, Best Wife and Pappy 12 hiked 13.5 miles to Pedlar Reservoir near Lexington, VA where our daughter Mackenzie met us. This completed 1230 miles hiked so far. Mackenzie met us to bring us home to Northern VA for a few days so we can "Leapfrog" to NY.
I'll try to explain the method to our madness. In March and April 2017 we hiked 430 miles on the AT from Northern VA to NY state. We then drove to Springer Mt, GA and hiked north 800 miles to Pedlar Reservoir in Central VA where Mackenzie picked us up. On July 17 Best Wife and Pappy 12 will drive to NY and start hiking where we left off in April. We will hike 756 miles north to Baxter Peak on Mt Katahdin in Maine. For those of you doing the math, we are missing 200 miles in there somewhere. The full disclosure part is that after we finish in Maine we still will hike 200 miles in Northern VA to complete the Appalachian Trail.
As much as we would have liked to complete all of VA on one motion, if we don't leapfrog now to where we left off in NY, we risk cold weather in October in Maine putting the kibosh on the end of our hike. So it is, we are off to New England to finish up the northern part of the AT. We are kinda liking the idea of hiking thru the Shenandoahs in October, few people, great temps, day hikes if we want, skip the rain days, color in the trees, all good.
Check out the picture below of the rock, the one that looks like the thing that sooooo many Washington Nationals touch after they round 3rd base. GO NATS!!!!
If you want to learn more about the pictured plaque, google Little Ottie Cline Powell, a 4-year old who in 1891 wandered off from his one room schoolhouse looking for firewood. He walked seven miles to the top of Bluff Mountain where he likely died of exposure.
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Pappy, Samaritan here. Finally got around to looking you up. Shoot me an email sometime and I'll give you my update! Would be good to catch up! walkingwithseven @ gmail.com
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