Maine's 100 Mile Wilderness from atop Mt. Katahdin

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Pearis of Virginia

Four long days of hiking have brought me to Pearisburg, VA.  I met up with a nice group of thru-hikers including Zippers and Stretch from Montana, Hellion, Finn, Vermont Dave, Hap, Brownie, and others that I can't remember.  Zippers and Stretch walk about the same pace as I so we spent each of the 3 trail nights together at shelters along the way, covering 26, 24, 24 and 17 miles.  We arrived in Pearisburg at one today and immediately went to Lone Star Chinese Buffet to eat until we could eat no more.  After 4 plates of Chinese food, mostly veggies, I can surely attest that the hiker hunger has kicked in.  It was nice to finally wash my clothes after wearing the same set for 9 straight days.  They had certainly ripened nicely.  It's a wonder the folks would even seat us at the Chinese buffet.  Perhaps they are accustomed to it as all the stinky hikers who pass through the area stop in Pearisburg to resupply.

Mileage to date = 627.0

No comments:

Post a Comment