Date: 2018-06-14
From: Devil's Backbone Brewery

To: Waynesboro
Miles today: 19.1

I was in and out of sleep as the party died down from last night. I had to go to the bathroom a few times but it wasn't that bad. Some people stayed up until 2 am. Sunshine, Granny Gear, and another hiker told everyone to be quiet as they were trying to sleep. Sunshine made a passive aggressive post on Facebook about everyone being rude and immature at the campsite. Scissors was just talking about making a hiker trash porno and dealing with periods on the trail. The comment thread was fierce as everyone got involved. It was really entertaining to have Mouse King read all the comments. It was strange to see them using that medium instead talking face to face about it. I packed up my things and got breakfast at the Summit Cafe at devil's backbone. They had a $5 hiker breakfast that included oatmeal, sausage, eggs, toast, potatoes, and coffee. I couldn't eat all the food they gave me. After breakfast the brewery shuttled us back to the trail head.  Today's trek was going to be easier compared to the last few days. The elevation profile didn't look so bad. When I got on the trail however it was covered with slick rocks for 5 miles. We were planning on doing 15 miles today to the shelter that was 5 miles outside of Waynesboro. I was going pretty slow over the rocks since my chacos kept slipping. I eventually met up again with Melody. We stopped at a view on one of the ledges. There was a ski resort on the other side of the valley about 10 miles away. I didn't think they would get enough snow in Virginia but apparently they do. I kept pushing onto the next shelter without taking many breaks. I wanted to catch up with everyone. When I arrived at the shelter no one was there. They had pushed the extra 5 miles into town. I was considering pushing the extra 5 miles then Silver Bullet and Mouse King showed up. They had started the trail at noon and blasted all the way to the shelter. I decided to follow their pace into town. Melody decided to stay behind at the shelter. We ended up doing 5 miles in an hour and 40 minutes. We cruzed all the way to the access road. Scissors and the rest of the crew had already gotten a ride into town. I used the trail angel list that Cindy gave us and called several numbers but no one answered except Tom. He drove out and picked us up for free. He told us that Waynesboro is trying to be the nicest trail town. We all got dropped off at the quality inn and thanked Tom for the ride.I ended up sharing a single room with Two Crows. He had been there since Tuesday trying to recover from an ankle injury. I totally understand that kind of pain. I hung out with Scissors, Kazi, Rebel Yell, and Stealth in their room. They ordered some pizza and I gladly ate 3 giant pieces. We watched naked and afraid on TV and related some of the challenges to hiking the AT. I eventually went back to the other room for the night. I soaked my feet in the bathtub and used a pumice stone to grind down some of the callouses on my feet.  I didn't want them to get too large and crack.  I then got into a shared bed with Two Crows. You got to save money somehow!Tonight I'm in bed watching South Park and crashing pretty hard.