Date: 2009-09-29
From: Pearisburg VA

To: Damascus VA
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

9/15/09 TuesdayI slept in this morning. Today we took a zero. I finished updating my journal, then went out to eat at a all-you-can-eat Beffet; then played fiddle at a nursing home for the old people. Ofter that I left some weights at the YMCA and got a shower. I also shot some basketball. Then I went to a cobler in town and got my shoe's reglued in the front lip since that is were the shoe starts to seperat first. That job only cost me 6 bucks. I than sat around and took a nap and talked with the other hkers a little. Little Dipper and Buffilo showed up. That evening we all went to a chinese beffet. So far Waynesboro is a great town. I finished the day with a phone call to my parents.9/16/09 WednesdayThis morning Jill Byrd picked us up at 9:00 and took us to the trail head. We couldn't stop at any of the views because it was foggy. We got to Maupin Field Shelter and I decided to go to Rusty's Hard time Hollow wich was a extra 2.5 miles off the trail. Tin man didn't wan't to go to the Hostal so he stayed at the shelter. The Hostel is alsome. Rusty is a very lade back person. We watched 2 movies that night. Pancakes tomorrow morning.9/17/09 ThursdayThis morning I slept in till 8:00. I had 6 pancakes with Blueberries. I left Rusty's around 12:00 and didn't get to my starting point till 1:00. Tin man had already left the shelter. I eventually caught up with him when he waited for me at Rt. 56. The walk up priest Mountain was long but the swich backs made it easy. At the top of the preast Mt. we hit 4,000 feet of elavation which is the first time since Mt Musoloky in New Hampsire Also its the first 3,000 foot climb since Mt. Madison in the Whites. Tonight its me, tin man, Professor, Little Dipper and Curse sleeping in the Preast Mt. Shelter.9/18/09 FridayToday started out a little foggy but it then cleared off thankfully. We had a bunch of nice views. We hiked with curse and Little Dipper for most of the day. We went over Cold Mt. and Bald Knob wich both had mowed meadows on top, with a 360 degree view. One side of the Moutian was clouded. The cloudes tried to get up the mountian to the other side which appeard pretty cool. We caught up with Disney and Sea Monster. WE are at the Brown Mt. Creek Shelter. We have a creek infront of the Shelter. I played my fiddle and tomorrow mite be Glasgow if we have the energy.9/19/09 SaturdayThis morning went all right. We ate a lunch at the Punch Bowl Shelter. There Tin man talked to his dad. We got to Rt. 501 around 4:30 were we met his dad. Marvin took us to a Gas station/restraunt where we had a cheese steak with Curse and Little Dipper. Then that's when the discouraging news came, Tin Man is dropping out. That will be the last I will be hiking with Tin Man. Then his Dad took us to Glassgow were I resupplied and said my good bys. I went to the laundry mat then headed down the street to find a place to tent. While headed towards the boat dock I met a man name Dr. John Deen. John said I could stay at his house. John is a retired docter. He is very interesting. He is also a Athiest. So we had some long conversations. I helped him wash dishes. He left me take a shower than we had meatloft for a late supper. john has a Baby Grand piano and a $2,000 violin. I tune the violin for him and fiddle some. The sound was awsome. John does not play it, because he has some problems with his hand. Tonight in a nice soft bed, I am listening to some amazing piano playing that Dr. Deen is playing. Tomorrow I plan to attend church.