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Days Inn Waynesboro PA
Day 83, Tuesday, 6/7 – This morning was another cruisy hike. It might have been the flattest section of trail that I have hiked so far. Half Time and I were still taking it slow to recover from our ailments (my heel and his strep throat). We came across more US history plaques along the…
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Dahlgren Backpack Campground
Day 82, Monday, 6/6 – It was wonderful waking up on the bank of the Potomac. There was a lot of wildlife along the river. I saw some large fish jumping, a few baby geese swim by, and I watched a crane fly onto a rock outcropping and catch fish after fish. I must have…
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Harpers Ferry Along the Potomac Night 2
Day 81, Sunday, 6/5 – My right heel didn’t have any major flare ups this morning. It’s a promising sign considering how lousy it felt this time yesterday. Genie, Splitzy, and Birthday Sandwich hiked on this morning. Even though I felt better, I took it easy today and stay in town. Half Time also stayed…
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Harpers Ferry Along the Potomac Night 1
Day 80, Saturday, 6/4 – I was hoping a night of rest would fix the heel pain I had from yesterday, but the pains returned immediately. Good thing I only had 3 miles to hike into Harpers Ferry. Harpers Ferry is the unofficial halfway point along the Appalachian Trail and is the home of the…
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Loudoun Heights Tent-Site
Day 79, Friday, 6/3 – I started the hike early with Half Time this morning. Again, we wanted to beat the heat. We started off with the Roller Coaster first thing this morning. The Roller Coaster is a rocky section of trail, 14 miles long, with a dozen hills, totaling 4,500ft of ascent. To make…
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Rod Hollow Shelter
Day 78, Thursday, 6/2 – We all had one last breakfast at Mountain Home before getting back on trail. It was forecasted to rain on and off all day, but the storm must have just missed us. I heard rolling thunder all afternoon, and it sounded close, but we didn’t end up getting rained on…
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Mountain Home B&B Night 3
Day 77, Wednesday, 6/1 – I hitched with Half Time into town this morning. Genie, Splitzy, and Dogfish, met up with us at 10:00am for our pottery class. The pottery class was a ton of fun. It was advertised as a one hour class, but ended up being much longer. Arline, the owner had availability…
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Mountain Home B&B Night 2
Day 76, Tuesday, 5/31 – Lisa prepared breakfast this morning for Half Time and myself. The scrambled eggs, toast, and yogurt were all delicious. It was a laid back morning after breakfast. I went into this adventure with the intention of letting it all go. But I caved… I got a hair cut. It was…
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Mountain Home B&B Night 1
Day 75, Monday, 5/30 – Half Time wanted to wake up at 4:30 this morning. I was pleasantly surprised to wake up naturally at 5:15. I slept like a rock, and I needed it. We hiked the 7 miles into Front Royal (mile 972) and checked in at the Mountain Home B&B where we’ll be…
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Compton Peak
Day 74, Sunday, 5/29 – Half Time and I were awake at 4:00am and started our hike by 4:30am. We planned on hiking a really big day today, so wanted to get an early start. It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the weather is perfect, so the National Park is packed. The trail is more crowded…
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