{"id":411,"date":"2014-05-19T21:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/wordpress-happytrails\/?p=411"},"modified":"2014-05-19T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T01:00:41","slug":"day-34-double-spring-gap-to-damascus-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/happytrails\/?p=411","title":{"rendered":"Day 34 – Double Spring Gap to Damascus, VA"},"content":{"rendered":"

A long night of sleep got us back up and on the trail before 8am today. Feeling much better. We hiked 12.5 easy miles or so to Damascus by noonish. It was super exciting to cross the border into Virginia. We are now done with the first 3 states!<\/p>\n

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Done with Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee! <\/p><\/div>\n


\nDamascus seems like a nice trail town, so we decided to take off the rest of the day and tomorrow to rest as previously mentioned. <\/p>\n

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AT entering the south end of Damascus<\/p><\/div>\n

The trail runs right down the main street in town. <\/p>\n

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Small town Virginia<\/p><\/div>\n

We are staying at the Hiker’s Inn, which seems really great and on par with the other fantastic places we’ve crashed at (Elmer’s in Hot Springs and Mountain Harbour in Roan Mountain). <\/p>\n

We will be in Virginia for probably around a month. It’s got the most mileage of any state on the trail, with around 550 total miles, around1\/4 of the whole thing. Getting here in one piece is a serious physical test. Now comes the next test, as Virginia is the state that takes out a lot of thru-hikers due to the mental grind of a thru-hike, so keep those positive vibes\/thoughts\/prayers coming please!<\/p>\n

Vital stats :<\/strong>
\nMood – really excited to be not puking and<\/em> in Virginia
\nPhysical state – see above!
\nSmell – minty fresh
\nSong stuck in my head – Hurts Like Heaven by Coldplay<\/p>\n

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