Not sure why no one has put up a sign yet. This serves as the border into Virginia!

My friend Amy and I at Kincora….nice to meet people along the way. We’ve ‘known’ each other for like 10 years online!

yes, I am a big nerd. 😉 That’s 400 miles at a stream.

My friends, we have reached our fourth state…rather, commonwealth, of Virginia. We have 500+ miles to walk in this state and I am hoping for some better terrain in a few hundred miles. The rumors are that around Pearisburg things start to flatten out until somewhere in PA…and by flatten out I mean, not a lot of steep climbs—not Florida flat. Let’s see, when we left Erwin over a week ago I thought I’d get a chance to write again at the Kincora hiking hostel in Hampton, TN. No computer, so no writing. The climb out of Erwin wasn’t too bad, mostly pleasant along a nice stream and then up to…

Yesterday we pulled 20 miles to get into Temple Hill Gap so we could do 4 miles into Erwin this morning. We woke at 6:30 and rolled into Uncle Johnny’s hostel at almost 9am. Ahhh, we relaxed for a few hours, showering and doing laundry and then caught the lunch shuttle into Erwin. The trail doesn’t go through Erwin, it’s a few miles off and Erwin is also spread out, but we ate at a pizza joint on the outside of town and then walked through town, quaint cute houses that I imagined myself living in, and then into the old-tyme downtown and other areas. We had some Sonic for…

So far the best place to camp and with the best views. I recommend camping there if you can handle the wind…very, very windy. Some guys ‘cowboy camped’ in their sleeping bags under the stars.

*originally scheduled, didn’t post for some reason*

The best thing is coming up on Trail Magic. A hot dog or a hamburger, or even a coke. Ahhhh, it is so nice. These ladies were our first Trail Magic…hot dogs right after breakfast. Don’t pass up any Trail Magic! *originally scheduled for a few days ago, didn’t seem to post.*