{"id":418,"date":"2014-05-21T20:20:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T00:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/wordpress-happytrails\/?p=418"},"modified":"2014-05-21T20:20:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T00:20:06","slug":"day-36-damascus-va-to-whitetop-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/happytrails\/?p=418","title":{"rendered":"Day 36 – Damascus, VA to Whitetop Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

We headed out of the Hiker’s Inn around 8am and grabbed some iced coffees and breakfast on the way out of town. Delish! We hit the trail by 9am feeling good. Most of the day was not filled with any grand views, but was pretty nonetheless. <\/p>\n

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Rhododendron tunnel in bloom<\/p><\/div>\n


\nParts of the day went along the Creeper Trail, which is named after me I guess? (hopefully not \ud83d\ude09 It seems like a popular biking trail down here.<\/p>\n

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Creeper bike trail<\/p><\/div>\n

The last couple miles of the day involved our biggest climb, up and over Whitetop Mountain. <\/p>\n

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View from Whitetop\/Buzzard Rock summit<\/p><\/div>\n

We finished with about 21 miles hiked for the day. <\/p>\n

Tomorrow looks really exciting, with some nice peaks and the famous Grayson Highlands. They have wild ponies. I am hoping to eat at least one, as I have my full appetite back now.<\/p>\n

Vital stats :<\/strong>
\nMood – good
\nPhysical state – 100%
\nSmell – mantastic (do not<\/u><\/strong> confuse this with fantastic, ever)
\nSong stuck in my head – M.O.N.E.Y. by The 1975<\/p>\n

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