Trevor called this afternoon from Rt. 606 in Virginia, which is about 12 miles northwest of Pulaski, VA. He said they left Rural Retreat, VA on Sunday and have enjoyed the great weather. On Sunday they hiked 24 miles to the Chestnut Knob Shelter, followed by 22 miles on Monday where they crossed under I-77, north of Wytheville, to Helveys Mill Shelter near Bland, VA. Today they hiked 16 miles to Route 606 where he enjoyed a double cheeseburger at Trent's Grocery! The grocery also sells pizza and deli sandwiches and is equipped for thru-hikers. It even has an area for hikers to take showers, do laundry, and camp - all for $6. Trevor said he and Finn plan to camp there overnight and will also eat dinner and resupply at the grocery store.
His new shoes are working out great (i.e. no blisters) and he said the terrain has been much easier, allowing them to put in more miles each day. I inquired again about wildlife and other than a nonpoisonous snake yesterday, he hasn’t seen much. There was, however, a chicken that stood about a foot away from him and watched him pitch his tent this afternoon. Trevor said it was the weirdest thing…kind of like the chicken was trying to figure out exactly what he was doing!
Tomorrow they will continue their hike and plan to arrive at Wind Rock (Mile 654) by 11am on Friday morning. Wind Rock is located very close to Mountain Lake Lodge http://www.mountainlakehotel.com/, where scenes from Dirty Dancing were filmed and as my friend Brenda would say, "where the Fa-Fa's would summer." Wind Rock is where Trevor and Mike hiked last year and all four truck tires were slashed by a drunk Yahoo. AHHHH, memories!!
Trevor will likely ask a VT friend to pick them up from Wind Rock since we don’t plan to arrive in Blacksburg until 3pm. He is definitely ready to see his Hokie friends and eat some sushi for Daniel’s birthday. I asked about his beard and he said he hasn’t shaved since he started the trail. He plans to keep the beard until his girlfriend, Jenn, returns from Switzerland in early May and gets to see it. J
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