July 2 Mile 960

Another great hiking day and another bear sighting, actually two. Don made us another terrific breakfast and we were back on the trail before 9:00, with a plan to hike about 14 miles and meet an old friend and fraternity brother Joe Littleton who was kind enough to drive up a couple of hours from his home to see us and have dinner at a restaurant in Front Royal, Va.  It was great to see Joe and we had a wonderful time catching up and talking about the trail.
As of today we have gone 500 miles in    Virginia! Will this state ever end! The answer is yes, in about 50 more miles. One fourth of the trail is in Va. And it has been very tough, all the way to the Shenandoah Park. Had a great hiking day exiting the park. Nice trails. The AT in the Park is about 100 miles long, and the last third was very scenic.
Even saw some day hikers and families out walking. But it's usually pretty rare. Where is everyone! Come hike, people!
Have really enjoyed the slack packing due to Don's help. He has been super with his hospitality! Just carrying water, lunch, and a few other items is a dream. One more day and we are back to reality. But it will be a long 20 mile day! Have to do that to make the road connections.
Worked on my right foot problem today with a bunch of sole inserts I bought at CVS. Made improvements and hope to do better tomorrow. Stil have this weird muscle back ache. Hope I don't have rickets or some other odd malady.




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