Date: 2004-06-25
From: Lizard Hollow, somewhere in Virginny

To: Bears Den Hostel, VA
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

Wow... been thru so much lately I hardly know where to begin... I last left off leaving Lizard's Farm also somewhere in Virginny. We hiked relatively uneventfully to Daleville, VA... some rain storms, lots of rain storms... hmmm. We camped at Dragon's Tooth and had an awesome evening listening to NPR and chillin' in the Chateau. The next day we walked down to the store, filled up on tons of food and hiked thru intense afternoon heat to Mac Afee Knob... damned I can't spell. I love that spot. Sat for a lifetime looking at the views... We camped on top of Tinker Cliffs and enjoyed a beautiful sunset up there. The next morning we woke up and hiked on to Daleville. The last three miles were HOT HOT HOT. We stepped into the shaded cool of the nearby Pizza Hut and sucked down 15 gallons of sweet tea and mountain dew... Hung out in Daleville too long... found fried chicken (which seems to be an addiction this time around), cappuccino (always an addiction) - thru hikers who like coffee will love Mill House Coffee... yum yums... cool folks, cool outfitter and a BBQ restaurant... everything an ASWAH craves... except Lisa... but she is hiking with me.Since Daleville we were lucky and grateful attendees of Lizard Lasagna and Trail Side Feed. Ate too much. Heavy rain started cruising in and, lucky for Lisa and myself, we ended up back at her Farm. Lizard makes it too hard to leave. The next morning we drove back up to the trail head and hiked on down the road. We have been seeing tons of deer and reptiles lately. We have been cruising trying to catch Harper's Ferry by when Lisa's folks come. Lisa and I went on a huge mile binge to get there. A few 20's and upper teens which are big miles for us. I wiped out climbing down the Priest. Broke both Leki poles and cut my leg up. Nothing major. Let me take time to PUBLICLY THANK LEKI FOR BEING THE BEST COMPANY from a thru hiker stand point. It is nice too see a company stand up for their products. Got to Waynesboro after what felt like forever. Decided that we needed a day off. Ate delightful Chinese food and ate at Weasie's Diner. The night before we actually hiked 24 miles and camped half a mile before Rockfish Gap. We had a ride at 9:30, but got into town two hours before that. I broke our camera by accident. SOB SOB. I dropped it. So Jimmy Deane, it still is a great camera... It lasted all the bouncing in my backpack and on the trail. Anyhoots... we ran into Lorax at the postoffice and he planted the AQUA BLAZE seed in our heads... Lisa and I are no longer PURIST... Thank god! What a drag it is too feel compelled to follow some blaze around. This trip is a voyage of discovery and adventure. The trail is about people and living the life... not about following some stupid schedule and not enjoying yourself... Still Frank has been lamenting so much about this. The trail is a job. The trail is about meeting folks and seeing cool things. Enjoy yourselves... you have the rest of your life to be bored. So on Monday morning we headed off to the Shennendoah River for our aqua blaze... Lorax and Joker in one canoe and LIsa and myself in the other...Aquaboogie:Jimmy Deane, or reader #2, I won't even quote some Funkadelic lyrics here because it might make your head POP!... For those in tune with P-Funk you all know the words... Five days, 109 miles, two coolers full of beer, sausages, ribs, steaks and lord knows what else! I will continue with the trip soon come. Till then peace and goodnight...ASWAH