Thursday, June 09, 2011

900 + down.

They are over the 900 mile NoBo mark. Here is her post from Facebook:



  • Drinking a beer at the loge in the shenandoah's. I love thru hiking :) were past 900 miles!




      • Doreen Chaisson NICE!! Almost half way - go, go, go !!!
        23 hours ago ·

      • Pete Schubert cheers! have any blackberry cobbler or ice cream yet? don't miss it!
        23 hours ago ·

      • John Michaud Killin' it! Go team Cocowood!!
        22 hours ago ·

      • Pete Schubert on the trail near Hawksbill and Stony Man tomorrow you are likely to encounter pink, very fragrant native azaleas. They are called Roseshell azalea, and are found only at high elevations in the south. Keep and eye out for them and enjoy their intoxicating fragrance! Wish I were there with you!
        22 hours ago ·

      • Laurie Fisher Mongelli Enjoy!
        13 hours ago ·

      • Melissa Chamberlain Now were back for breakfast then the store for lunch. I love the shenandoah's!
        12 hours ago

What more can be said. They are having the time of their lives. Here is a link to the Big Meadows Lodge. After so many days of drudgery and misery, you can feel their spirits lifting as they head toward the state border.

Tailwind, thank you so much for the Hawksbill mention. I found a nice panoramio website that has a huge picture of the Skyland and Stony Man from Hawksbill Summit . The next food drop is ten days going to Summerdale, PA. That will be around 1200 NoBo. They walk right on the Virginia / West Virginia border for 19 miles and then pop out in Maryland. Check out this map that shows the trail riding the border.

And thank you John for Team Cocowood. I like it.

2 comments:

  1. We sent up with Barry for Coconut some, what else, coconut shells! To help with her gallop, and canter, and trot, and the like, on their way in search of the Grail. Curiously, we have not heard how they are working for her. For those Monty Python illiterates, check out this clip for enlightenment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8

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  2. NICE!! Your mother was a Hamster and your mother smelt of elderberries. Did she use them while hiking with Barry?

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