{"id":627,"date":"2014-06-07T09:02:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T13:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/wordpress-happytrails\/?p=627"},"modified":"2014-06-07T09:02:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T13:02:53","slug":"day-52-cove-mountain-to-harrison-ground-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnatow.com\/happytrails\/?p=627","title":{"rendered":"Day 52 – Cove Mountain to Harrison Ground Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

We started off the morning with a descent down Cove Mountain with some cool views of the morning fog and clouds down in the valleys. <\/p>\n

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Views off Cove Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n


\nWe had some bigger climbs then up Fork Mountain, Floyd Mountain, and Apple Orchard Mountain, but none of them were too bad. They are fairly smooth still (most of the time) and are usually filled with switchbacks, so they aren’t as steep as they could be. We later passed under The Guillotine, a famous suspended rock.<\/p>\n

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It didn't fall<\/p><\/div>\n

Later in the afternoon we had some nice views off the Blue Ridge Parkway again.<\/p>\n

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BRP view from Thunder Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n

Another day of great weather for hiking. Tomorrow looks pretty similar. <\/p>\n

The group that gave us a lift into Pearisburg is hosting a hiker feed tomorrow for lunch, so all the thru-hikers out here, including us, are stoked for that. <\/p>\n

Vital stats :<\/strong>
\nMiles hiked today – 22.2
\nMilestone – I realized I have now lived in Virginia for longer than I’ve lived in any other state other than PA!
\nNew trail name – Cowboy
\nMood – like someone gave me a Virginia baked ham…mmm…ham
\nSmell – old Virginia baked ham
\nSong stuck in my head – Aeons by Karnivool<\/p>\n

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