(Gravel Springs Hut --> Campsite/Spring) (964.2 mi total)
So, we had the idea today to hike quickly so we could get into Front Royal, Va and do a quick re-supply and laundry session. Luckily we made it with little issues. We hit the road to Front Royal and within 10 minutes of throwing up the thumb a nice girl stopped and picked us up! She said she was running extremely late for a dinner date with a friend but saw us puttin' on a smile and thought that no one would pick us up. She was driving a 5 speed.....even though she didn't really seem to know how ha. We had just made it into the grocery store when a employee getting off was nice enough to say, "hey, you guys hiking? I just got off let me give you a ride!" We were dumbfounded and felt truly lucky......it was a sham. We rushed through our shopping only to find that our "ride" was a crude joke ha and he had already left. Josh, did manage to buy some hotdogs for us.....a little celebratory dinner for the end of a long trip. We started walking back (4 miles) in the dark, thinking no way anyone sees our thumbs....but someone did. A small toyota pulled over and let us in. We did a little night hiking and before we knew it we were setting up camp about a mile off the trail!
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| The PATC did a great job and left us thoroughly impressed with the trails! |
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| Abby is sideways! |
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| Another section of just great trail....it always a relief to catch some trail like this! |
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| The last section of Virginia is really old and has plenty to offer for history enthusiast. |
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