| Mile | 676 |
| Miles Since Last Update | 19 |
| Day | 59 |
Today was a pretty shit day overall, but for whatever reason as soon as I got into camp my disposition was much less negative.
Woke up late as usual, which really screwed me. It was beyond sweltering today and some of the climbs were brutal (don’t believe the idea that VA is “smoother”). Incredibly steep, covered in blowdowns, and filled with loose rocks that made getting any kind of footing near impossible.
After the first climb I ate shit real hard into a pile of rocks while I was trying to climb over a blow down. I am hoping the damage is just some scraping and gashes on my legs but it hurt to walk on for quite a while, so tomorrow may be rough.
Tomorrow is hopefully 23 miles to pickle branch shelter. It is near a little gas station that Tax Collector says has decent food and snacks, and it is just before the VA “triple crown”. If I make that it means I’ve knocked a whole day off the schedule, which is real cool, and means I can hit Roanoke on a day where the post office isn’t closed so I can MAIL BACK THE REST OF MY WORTHLESS WINTER GEAR.
Maybe there were some views today. Id have no way of knowing, my head was locked pretty firmly at a 90 degree angle making sure a rock wasn’t about to end my life.