Friday, May 16, 2008

Rural Retreat to Bland, Virginia

May 8-11, 2008

Total Miles: 579.2

Not much special about this 45 mile section of the trail. I took a zero day at the Relax Inn in Rural Retreat due to severe thunderstorms, but since I’d allowed four days for this section, it did not hurt my schedule. I knocked it out in 3 days of 14, 19, and 12 miles. Walked thru a couple of pretty farms, but otherwise, a boring walk. Due to the storm and the limited shelters, plus the threat of more severe weather, a large bunch of us thru-hikers ended up in a cluster of about 20 hikers for these three days. I was very excited about the upcoming visit with my daughter and granddaughter of course.

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