Day 53: Mt. Rogers' Neighborhood
The morning brought some news as to why the previous days had been a bit off. The drink powder Bruce had brought had a small warning on...
Day 52: Big Ups with the Visitors
We slept great; the parents didn't fare so well. Too much excitement? Not enough mileage? Jose arrived while we were eating breakfast...
Day 51: Testing the New Hikers
Ralph makes a killer breakfast too. Tons of coffee, pancakes (plain and strawberry with extra strawberries and whipped cream if desired),...
Day 50: Damascus Day
Happy Mothers' Day! Although, I'm sure we won't get to post this until it's over. We ate a delicious breakfast prepared by James and...
Day 49: Marathon Day and Parental Pursuit
Today was all about business. Not many wonderful anecdotes happen on days all about business. We ate a quick breakfast and hit the road...
Day 48: It Will Be Sunny Tonight
Over the night, it poured buckets and in the morning, it was still raining. So we didn't even go a 48 hour stretch without rain. We...
Day 47: We Climbed a Triangle
By morning, sadly, Bambi and Spike still had not arrived. Today we hoped to make either 19 or 23 miles. Yes, this sounds strange. We...
Day 46: Mile 400 Brought to You by the Letter G
G is for Glucosamine. Elaine, Emily's Mom, suggested we start taking glucosamine for our joints when she heard about Emily's joint...
Day 45: Hounds of Roananville
Over the night and into the morning it poured. We felt quite lucky to be in the converted barn. Haand Solo had a bit of reception and...
Day 44: Barn Owls in a Blackberry Spring
CeeCee said if we were early risers, we wouldn't get breakfast. Luckily for us, none of us are early risers. Breakfast did take a while,...
Day 43: Down on Greasy Creek
We all lived through the night. In fact, we all stayed quite warm, slept quite well, and just to prove it Tyler snored like a lumber...
Day 42: April Showers Brings May... Snow
Today was the day everyone was talking about being horrible. Given the title, you might guess what happens. The morning actually seemed...
Day 41: Weather Watching
At breakfast, which included hot biscuits and gravy, fruit, fruit loops, and yogurt (these are definite delicacies), we watched the...
Day 40: We Left Our Hearts in Erwin
The weather for the next few days sounded suspect, so we asked Bambi and Spike what their plans were as they attempted to make blueberry...
Day 39: Magic on the Trail (different than trail magic)
We returned to beige breakfast for the last morning. Afterwards, we packed up and tried to put more of our things in Tyler's bag, to...