Day 61: Atkins to Route 42 Bear Garden Hiker Hostel
Back on the trail for a three-day weekend hiking in Virginia with a friend. It was chilly, but a lovely fall day.
VA Section
Day 60: Laurel Creek to US Route 52
We finished our weekend hike through varied landscapes. I’ve completed over 800 miles of the AT this year!
Day 59: Route 52 to Lickskillet Hollow (Virginia)
Another lovely day for a fall hike, with lots of spiderwebs, misty view of the highway, and a surprising deer.
Day 58: Lickskillet Hollow to VA 606
This starts another short slackpacking section hike, this time back in Virginia.
Wildflowers 7 — Virginia Late Summer
Even though it’s late summer, there are still wildflowers! These are some from the latest hike in Virginia, found on the balds where they get a lot of sun.
Day 50: Saunders Shelter to Damascus, Virginia
Fall is really coming! We finished this section hike with a 10 mile walk to Damascus.
Day 49: Rhododendron Gap to Saunders Shelter
A long day with fabulous views, wildflowers, and some curious encounters with other hikers.
Day 48: Hurricane Mountain Shelter to Rhododendron Gap
Today we had some wonderful views from Grayson Highlands, and sighted wildflowers, ponies, cattle, and cool rocks!
Day 47: Marion, VA to Hurricane Mountain Shelter
Back on the trail again, this time for a 4-day, 63 mile hike from Marion, Virginia to Damascus, Virginia.
Wildflowers 4
More Virginia wildflowers!