Greetings from middle Virginia

Hello all,

Mileage: ~770

We're taking a little pit stop in Glasgow, VA for the night to shower and give the ol' feet a rest. Our last entry from Pearisberg seems like forever ago. The weather has been wacky lately: we left Pearisberg in the rain, which gave way to a blistering heat wave, followed by a sudden cold snap (yesterday) with more rain. We had to pay careful attention as to where our water sources were during this heat wave....some were over 10 miles apart from one another!

We've been hiking with a great group of people for the past 1.5 weeks (Snackbreak, Iceman Dan, and Mo' lassis). Hopefully we can stick with this crew until Wayesboro, 5 days from now. The past week has given us some of the most memorable sights in all of VA: Dragon's Tooth, McAffee's Knob, and Tinker Cliffs...all with excellent views of the valley below. McAffee's Knob was especially cool because we planned on arriving there just before sunset. Jared hiked in a bottle of wine just for the occasion. We spent the night watching a spectacular sunset over the cliffs, laughing with new friends...and just to the northeast, we saw the city lights of Roanoke glowing. It was one of my favorite nights so far.

My feet started bothering me again last night, especially on the downhill. I'm going to try doing the same thing I did last time...hopefully that will help.

much love,

maribeth, dirty blonde