Day 51 – Daleville, VA to Cove Mountain

We dined on the exquisite HoJo breakfast buffet and then hit the trail around 8:15am. The trail was mostly smooth and easy today. It began to run mostly parallel with the occasional intersection with the Blue Ridge Parkway. I think it stays near the Parkway for about the next 100 miles or so. We saw a bunch of the nice views that the Parkway has to offer of the Virginia valleys and mountains.

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Blue Ridge Parkway

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More BRP

We saw a number of black snakes, ticks, and a turtle. All of these are pretty much daily occurrences now (ugh ticks everywhere now). It was a really enjoyable day of hiking with perfect partly sunny and breezy weather all day. Tomorrow we have a few challenging climbs on the agenda.
Vital stats :
Miles hiked today – 23.2
Mood – good
Physical state – normal
Smell – hint of wet dog
Song stuck in my head – This Is The Last Time by The National

2 thoughts on “Day 51 – Daleville, VA to Cove Mountain

  1. AL

    Very pretty photos. Be careful of the ticks! Keep on keepin’ on! Today June 6 is 70 year anniv of D-Day. Thinking of Gege…

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