Onward in Virginia

I had a good conversation with Tom this noon, he is still in Virginia which has the most mileage of any state ; 550 miles of trails. Some consider the Virginia section to be the wettest.



This notice marked the first detour on the
trail for Tom. It was near The Virginia
Creeper trail and a bridge had washed out.



The view from Rice Field Shelter

 

 

Two nights ago the weather turned very cold again and what the hikers then do is find the closest shelter, eat and climb into their sleeping bags. Well, it just happened to be before dark on April 15 for Tom and he was at Rice Field Shelter, picture above.. The next shelter was 12 miles away so it turned out to be an early night. He tells me that he was the only one in the shelter that night and it was very cold and windy and not much sleeping happened!.

 

 

Trent's Campground

 Yesterday the temperatures were back to normal again and he camped at a campsite, which also was a storage facility for some large RV"s. His tent is the white round  one in the front.
He is looking forward to getting close to Catawba, Virginia and eating some fried chicken at Homeplace Restaurant. It is about mile 698.  One thing the hikers do all the time is talk about food! This one place has been the talk for weeks now. Tom would be the first to tell you that food, water and shelter have taken on a whole new meaning! Hope we get some pictures of the food!

family style restaurant in the plans for tomorrow!