780 miles and counting through Virginia

I just got off the phone with Tom who is enjoying a pizza while waiting for his laundry to dry in Glasgow, Virginia, at elevation 680 feet. He has had some big elevation changes since being in Daleville at an elevation of 1,350 on Easter Sunday.  He crossed by curry creek along the way picture below. Then trail starts to criss -cross over The Blue Ridge Parkway in Thunder Ridge Wilderness  and I had a very brief phone call from Tom 2 days ago very excited that at one of those crossings he came upon a trash can. There is a" no trace" rule while on the trail so hikers must carry out all their trash. No trash cans are provide within the shelter areas, so to find one I guess was very wonderful!


Curry creek-mile 760 of the trail

He crossed by this famous rock formation "The Guillotine" shown below  at 4,225 feet. It has a large boulder suspended over the trail in a narrow rock canyon. The hikers must proceed through that small opening.


Guillotine Rock Formation Mile765

 

 

As Tom approached Glasgow and another elevation change down to 680 feet he crossed over the James River and the longest pedestrian- only bridge on the entire trail.

 

James River Footbridge

James River Footbridge

 

He will be climbing again today and tomorrow up to over 4,000 feet until he gets to the next town.  It makes my knees ache just thinking about it as he makes his way past the mile 780.

 

 

 

 

The James River Valley as Tom descended

 

Anne