My body started to go on strike
"T'was the 18th of April in '75. Hardly a man is now alive who remembers that day and year." --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
233 years ago today, Paul Revere rode his horse through what are now the streets of greater Boston to warn his fellow revolutionaries that the British were coming.
However, I did not have the blessing of riding a horse today. I had to once again walk today, which is why I was on trail at 6:48AM, a new record.
The walk to Virginia route 6606 was a rocky one, but it was a fairly level one, except for one 700 foot climb.
At Virginia route 606 I walked .4 off the trail to Trent's Grocery, where I proceeded to purchase a cheeseburger, fries, Dorito's, and a 32 ounce bottle of Powerade. I earmarked thse items as my lunch items for the day.
The walk from Virginia route 606 to Wapiti Shelter was wonderful due to the fact that it was practically falt the entire way. I crosssed several streams along the way.
Wapiti Shjelter was my lunch break. I felt I earned it considering I walked 14.2 miles in five hours.
My Appalachian Pages claims it is 8.4 miles from Wapiti Shelter to Doc's Knob Shelter. It felt like at least 15. There were plenty of ups and downs, rocks and roots. My body started to go on strike, so I ate some power bars to break through the picket line.
At the top of the random bump you climb coming out of Wapiti Shelter I made some phone calls. I called Awol to confirm my reservation at the Rendevous Motel, then I called my dad and learned that I will soon be a T-Mobile customer, goodbye Sprint! I will now have unlimited text messaging, free roaming, and no long distance charges.
When I arrived at Doc's Knob Shelter, my home for tonight, I borrowed Cookie's AT Data Book to confirm it was actually 8.4 miles from Wapiti to here, which it is. These were some very long miles, and I am quite pleased they are behind me.
Tomorrow I shall walk eight miles into Pearisburg, Virginia, where I shall stay at the Rendevous Motel courtest of the author's of the Appalachian Pages(David Miller and Rick Towle). They offered to cover my town stay from time to time, and in exchange I will continue my voluntary field edit of the Appalachian Pages. I also promised them I would keep my journal up to date.
Time to read.
Good night, and good luck.
Kirby
Ga>ME 2008.
