We are in Front Royal VA at the brand new Samuels Public Library, stopping in town for a resupply, recharge, and upload before entering the Shenandoah National Park for the next 100 miles! We are doing great on the trail making 18 & 21 miles the past 2 days. The temp finally dropped a little after the storm front that dropped an inch or two on Saturday. We have dried out and are ready for the traverse of Skyline drive!!!

Here are some shots from Maine!

Peaceful hiking along a lake in Maine!

A note left for Myco & Tekla!

Next is a short video from the top of Mt. Katahdin!!
110 mile visibility

The blue blazes to the right of the Carin are the beginning of the Knife's Edge Trail, the way we chose to descend, probably my favorite mile of the trip so far!

Thanks Y'all for the emails of encouragement, they mean alot. The prayers probably go farther because things seem to have a way of working out for us most of the time! I better get back to the path since Sallie is outside waiting for me to return!!!

Peace, Love, & Happiness!

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy @ Harpers Ferry WV

Here we are in West Virginia resting after a quick week out of southern PA thru MD and in no time out of WV into the long state of VA. Today is out 91st day since we began this journey! Every step changes your perspective on everything around you! Every step takes you farther away and at the same time closer. Do you count days or miles up, down, gone by, or to come? Walking the long brown path makes you aware of things on different scales.
While in Maine we enjoyed daytime highs of 75 where as here it will be 94 this past week has been an adjustment and another small mountain to climb over but after bathing in the tepid Potomac yesterday I feel like I am adjusted, however Sallie says she might still want to get a haircut to aid in her adjustment!
August 6th was my last day of hiking in Maine finishing the first 30 miles of the 100 mile wilderness that I Skipped over to spend more time with Isabel!!! Sallie and I ate AYCE (all you can eat) tacos @ The Lakeshore House in Monson ME, slept a great night then AYCE breakfast @Shaw's boarding house, jumped in the car for a shuttle to Bangor ME @830am rented a car and started driving south @ 330PM we picked up Mere in Boston, stopped for diner in Farefield CT, talked to our sister Bethany as we drove through the Bronx and Manhattan watching the moon come up over the city and @1230 AM we were parking in Duncannon PA. 16 hours in a car to cover what I took 77 days to hike!!! what an Adventure!!!
Well Southbound we go!!! Peace, Love, Happy Hiking!!!
We will be covering MILES sharing the SMILES!!!
PONCHO & LEFTY