April 11 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Packing up and heading to Harpers Ferry. Layover in Morgantown with live jazz jam night at the Apothecary Ale House
Grateful for Scott, fancy tech clothes, all of the borrowed camping equipment 😊
April 12 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Staying at Terry’s the super host from Peace Corps days. Shepherdstown is popping with redbuds cherry and magnolia trees. Gorgeous hanging out with final prep for the trail
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April 13 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Picked up Chrissy from the Amtrak Station in historic Harpers Ferry. Also enjoyed a great meal at Kelly’s Farmhouse. Lyn and Dave at the AT Conservancy were super! Officially registeredRead more
United StatesWest VirginiaJefferson CountyShepherdstownSaint Peters Lutheran Church39°25’47” N 77°48’20” W April 14 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Chilling to sunshine and 80 degree temperatures today in the oldest town in West Virginia. Final Trip prep, Farmers market, art show and ice cream
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United StatesWest VirginiaJefferson CountyLower TownShenandoah River39°19’26” N 77°43’34” W April 15 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Scott dropped us off early in West Virginia and already enjoying lunch on the trail in Maryland
Grateful for wildflowers, bird song and McDonald coffee at 6 am
United StatesMarylandFrederick CountyBurkittsvilleCrampton Gap39°24’43” N 77°38’20” W April 15 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We made it 11.2 miles to crampton Gap with full packs up and down with some side sightseeing. Tons of wildflowers and despite the no rain predictions got 2 massive thunderstorms. But that brought us aRead more
United StatesMarylandWashington CountyZittlestownTurners Gap39°28’51” N 77°37’9” W April 16 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Wildflowers are gorgeous today and sunny 70s. Good thing it’s so beautiful because everything aches!😆
Stopped a little early at dahlgreen backpacker “resort “. Electricity, hot showers andRead more
United StatesMarylandWashington CountyZittlestownFox Gap39°28’2” N 77°37’26” W April 17 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Got an earlier start refreshed from the camper “resort “ and as we start to get used to the rhythm of setting up and breaking down camp ⛺️
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United StatesMarylandWashington CountyEdgemontRaven Rock39°40’24” N 77°31’49” W April 18 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Survived the high winds and thunderstorms of this high ridge campground 😬 to wake up for a quick backtrack ☹️ to the stream for water. Lots of ups and downs and boulder hopping. It’s theRead more
United StatesMarylandWashington CountyEdgemontRaven Rock39°40’24” N 77°31’48” W April 19 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
1% of rain doesn’t mean much in the mountains! A latish arrival the night before and rain? Mist in the night made for a gloomy start to the last leg of Maryland! With new friends we navigated theRead more
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