This is where birds were chirping loudly

Slackpacking combines the fine art of doing nothing while making progress on the trail at the exact same time. Today represents the longest slackpack thus far, and it felt damn good.

Angie Anderson dropped us off at Virginia route 311 at 7:40AM, and we startes walking at 7:45AM.

After 3.7 miles of walking through the woods we came to the famous McAfee's Knob, which is a mandatory stop on the trail. I had the famous photo taken of me sitting on the edge of the rock.

The trail then follows a ridge that leads to Tinker's Cliff, another mandatory stop on the trail. After some photos and lounging around we continued our journey northward.

We stopped for lunch at Lambert's Meadow Shelter. This is where birds were chirping loudly and where a deer was spotted.

The rest of the day wass uneventful. There were plenty of rocks, but we spent most of the rest of the day walking a ridge that seemingly never ended.

The trail cuts off the ridge on the final approach to US 220 and Daleville, Virginia.

When I arrived at US 220, I went to the outfitters to see if they had tent stakes that I needed, which they did not. I then marched to the Post Office where I picked up my package with my new phone my dad sent to me.

I then marched back to the plaza with the outfitters where I stopped by a coffee shop and picked up a New York Times at the grocery store to catch up on the world events.

Angie picked us up at 4:15PM and took us back to headquarters where I showered and ate a homemade dinner courtesy of Angie, it was delicious.

I am currently in the midsts of Hardbound's "open house" where his family and friends can come by and examine him and chat about the trip and otherr things that pop up.

It seems to be winding down now, but it has been enjoyable.

I'm not sure where I'm hiking out, that's to be determined later.