Mile 1519 - John's Creek Mountain Trail To Mile 1539 - Stealth It is so nice to be able to stretch our legs and really hike again! We keep thinking that just around the corner we'll find the trail blocked, but so far it has been smooth. Virginia has the longest section of the trail … Continue reading Day 121. Carving Up Virginia

Mile 1503 - VA Route 621 To Mile 1519 - John's Creek Mountain Trail It was a beautiful day for hiking and we were glad to be back on the trail. The trails were crowded with a lot of locals taking advantage of the good weekend weather. We are a few weeks behind the southbound … Continue reading Day 120. Continental Divide

Mile 1503 - Lexington, VA As winter is rapidly approaching, weather is becoming a bigger factor in our plans. With a windchill below freezing and rain in the forecast, we decided not to hike today and spend extra time with Brenda instead since she was still in town. Building a fort

Mile 1482 - VA Route 311 To Mile 1503 - VA Route 621 With Brenda we drove south to pick up the trail about 140 miles from where we left off. We were sad to leave the familiar territory of central Virginia, but already looking forward to returning there to complete that section. For now, … Continue reading Day 118. Southern Virginia

Mile 1333 - Paul Wolfe Shelter To Mile 1341 - Humpback Rocks Trail It is Thanksgiving day and we were planning to meet Brenda in the afternoon. Because the Blue Ridge Parkway is still closed, our options for accessible parking areas are limited. We've already scaled back our plan twice and this morning we were … Continue reading Day 117. Nope

Mile 1328 - Waynesboro To Mile 1333 - Paul Wolfe Shelter After a fun and relaxing stay last night in Waynesboro we returned back to the trail to continue south. Any hope that we had of improvement past SNP was immediately dashed when we saw the trailhead. There were a bunch of day hikers starting … Continue reading Day 116. Central Virginia

Mile 1314 - Wildcat Ridge To Mile 1328 - Waynesboro We have been looking forward to Waynesboro for a long time. My aunt Debbie has offered us a place to stay in town and she and my mom are picking us up at the park entrance this afternoon. We are excited to see them! Skyline … Continue reading Day 115. Waynesboro

Mile 1294 - Pinefield Hut To Mile 1314 - Wildcat Ridge The sections of blocked trail are still a struggle, but we found a lot to enjoy in the park today. We started around dawn this morning and arrived at our planned stopping location just as it was getting dark. Despite the long, difficult day, … Continue reading Day 114. Wildcat Ridge

Mile 1276 - Stealth To Mile 1294 - Pinefield Hut Skyline Drive remains closed and we are starting to get an idea of just how bad this ice storm was at higher elevations. As we move south the extent of the damage increases. Today we encountered almost constant blocked or partially blocked trail. There were … Continue reading Day 113. Slow Going

Mile 1258 - Stealth To Mile 1276 - StealthLast night was the coldest on trail so far with temperatures in the low teens. We were warm in our tent overnight, but getting moving in the morning was a challenge. Getting our feet into shoes that were frozen solid was especially problematic.Again today there were sections … Continue reading Day 112. Frozen