{"id":3478,"date":"2022-07-03T13:24:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T13:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/?p=3478"},"modified":"2022-07-03T13:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T13:38:21","slug":"bland-to-pearisburg-on-the-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/2022\/07\/03\/bland-to-pearisburg-on-the-at\/","title":{"rendered":"Bland to Pearisburg on the AT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We started where we left off at Weary Feet hostel on June 24.<\/p>\n

And it began with Frank almost getting hit by a vehicle. Our first day was one of the easiest I can remember along the Appalachian Trail.<\/p>\n

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We only did about 9 mi into\u00a0 camp and it didn’t feel like we had done five. I wish we’d camped here by this little pond. Frank was shooing a bear out of our shelter site.<\/p>\n

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After a very peaceful night atop Wapiti, off the next morning to begin our climb up.<\/p>\n

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1300 ft out of camp we were rewarded with this view.<\/p>\n

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Barely dripping…<\/p>\n

It was super hot and the bugs were pretty bad. And we were also in the middle of a drought which means water dictated our movements. We did about 9 mi to Docs nob shelter praying that there would be water.<\/p>\n

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We’re joined by three guys who were on our trajectory. They camped near us the previous night at wapiti. Frank and I were able to coax a little bit of water out of the spring but it was barely dripping.<\/p>\n

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We did a really good food hang and retired to bed while these guys enjoyed the fire to ward off the bugs.<\/p>\n

we were awakened at 2:30 in the morning to a screaming noise from their hammock area. A bear had gotten up underneath one of the guys hammocks.<\/p>\n

So we all sprung out of bed to go check our food. Fortunately it was okay. And so were the three guys. But that was all for sleeping that night.<\/p>\n

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Some good looking Rock up here at Angel overlook. Then it was about three or four miles downhill in the rain. Frank and I are always pretty lucky about the rain if it happens it’s usually on our day out. When we finally got into Pearisburg we caught a shuttle back to weary feet. as far as sections go this was a pretty easy one but the bugs and drought gave it a little bit of challenge.<\/p>\n

I’m going to say that the heat and the bugs are almost making me reconsider any more sections until it cools off. Almost….<\/p>\n

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Frank caught me taking a z at doc’s knob…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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