Stephanie's Trail Journal: July 9th

July 14, 2004

July 9th

Beginning Point: Quality Inn, Waynesboro VA
Ending Point: Blackrock Hut
Daily Mileage: 20.0 Miles
Total Miles: 867.4 Miles
Weather: Hot and humid but no rain.

Blackfoot gave us a slackpack today - good thing, too because I was tired and dragging and so was Stephan. We drove about 20 miles into the park and stashed our packs in the woods near the trail. Then Dan drove us back to the beginning of the park near Waynesboro. Dan is on his way to a wedding for the weekend and will be back on the trail Monday. He's going to lighten up his pack so he can travel fast and hopefully will soon catch up with us.

We are now in the Shenandoahs and so far, as best I can tell, the best views are from the road. We mostly had views of the Big Green Tunnel... and for an hour or so we walked through a radio/cell tower field. That was depressing. I took some photos...

Stephan and I both had the blahs today. I think half was from Dan's departure, half from staying up late/drinking one beer too many at dinner, and eating grease-laden foods yesterday.

The major highlight of the day came around 6pm... I rounded the trail just north of Riprap Parking area and saw a big black furry dog running behind 2 smaller black dogs. Just as I was wondering why the dogs weren't leased, the large one turned around and I quickly realized it was Momma Bear and her two cubs. Don't worry folks, we were a safe distance away. We watched them trot down the trail for at least 30 seconds before I remembered my camera. By the time I removed the lens cap, they had ducked into the woods. Maybe I'll get another chance tomorrow.

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