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Dispatches
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Mt Rogers
4 Apr, 05 - 18:34 3642.002N,8133.342W,1746M
Somebody needs to tell the weatherman that its spring - I hiked through yet another few feet of snow today, and there's supposed to be more on the way. All the streams were swelled with snowmelt, and my feet are way soggier than I'd like. The high country of Virginia is beautiful though - open fields of rolling farmland with a backdrop of mountains, and herds of wild ponies all over the place. I'll be in the Grayson highlands tomorrow - lookin forward to more beautiful stuff, and maybe dry feet too. "I'll be drinkin muddy water, sleepin' in hollow logs" -nmas
487 trail miles
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Damascus!
1 Apr, 05 - 11:42
VIRGINIA! Well, 460 miles into the trail, and Damascus, VA looks like the Golden Gates; I just hope St. Peter lets me in. Rolled in here last night and the people have been unbelievably nice - we went
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Roan High Knob, TN
28 Mar, 05 - 20:33
Wooaah... today I hiked in literally hurricane force winds...started today at 6100+ ft, and crossing the first bald with 30+ mph sustained winds and 70 mph gusts... it was one of the most terrifying a
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Erwin, TN
24 Mar, 05
Well, after 95 miles in 4 days, I definately needed a zero day. It was wonderful, but I'm striking out again today. I'll be in Damascus in a few days - really looking forward to the rolling hi
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