Starting location: Campbell Shelter
Ending location: Daleville, VA
Miles today: 15.4
Miles total: 719.1
We woke up to the sound of coyotes last night which has actually become pretty common on the trail. I only mention it now because last night they were close. We don't worry about it though and feel pretty safe in our tent. This morning Kristen saw two deer while getting water and we saw another deer while hiking today. After a lack of wildlife sightings at the beginning of our trip, the last couple of days has made up for it.
We ran into Griz again today. You may remember Griz from the beginning of our journey at Neels Gap and he was actually one that patched my jacket with ducktape. We talked for a while and he mentioned that he found a snake. At first we didn't think it was a big deal but he then slung it out of the side of his pack. "I am conditioning it for backpacking," Griz said. Talk about extra weight. I asked him where he kept it at night. "Well I found out my tent doubles as a snake cage." Kristen and I can now say we know someone that sleeps with a pet snake.
We reached Daleville, VA around 3pm in the pouring rain and went to the local Mexican restaurant called Rancho Viejo. The restaurant was nice enough to allow us to change our clothes in the bathroom. We were orginally going to have a quick lunch/dinner and do five additional miles out of Daleville. Our plans changed after a huge meal and two big margaritas each. We booked a room at the Howard Johnson Express across the street and spent the rest of the day relaxing.
At Rancho Viejo
Conan + Backwards
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Wish I could've been there to drink w marg with ya'll!
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