Damascus to Pearisburg, VA: May 7-16, 2026 The Skinny: A note to readers: these blog posts are edits of my journal entries. This may be readily apparent, but I’m still mentioning it — partially to excuse the curt nature of my prose, at times. Day 31: Thursday, May 7Damascus, VA to the Cherry Tree Shelter …
A commenter on my last blog post asked me to explain why I’m out here doing this. That’s not an easy question to answer. I’ve found that most other hikers are also vague in their rationale. In fact, I’ve yet to hear one person clearly and succinctly say why they’re out here. To best attempt …
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The skinny: Day 11: The story picks up at the Creekside Paradise Hostel where, during the night, it dumped rain. That was actually the first rain of the trip and I was thrilled to have slept indoors. Our gracious but eccentric hosts put out an exceptional spread of breakfast which we (the group I had …