April 28 – 21

The hikers took off this morning earlier than yesterday with the intention of positioning themselves for the following day crossing into Virginia and getting to the famed trail town, Damascus.

At around 11am, the hikers approached another Trail Magic moment. This one was particularly magical for "Five Pair" as low and behold the thoughtfulness of those bestowing the magic resulted in a delicious injection of sugary sweet known as Little Debbie Snack Cakes.

Shortly after leaving the trail magic stop, the hikers encountered an unlikely animal on the AT… cows. The hikers passed through the cows and continued on.

Within ½ mile of the Double Springs Shelter, the hikers, "Five Pair", "Bucket", "Spiderman", "Kindle Ninja" (formerly referred to as Jerry… origin or trail name being his frequent use at camp of the Kindle he brought along), "Dace" (who has been hiking with the group for the past couple days… trail name origin unknown at this time) and “<forgotten>” (female hiker whose name escapes us currently but will be corrected tomorrow) set up camp for the night.

The hikers are 14.8 miles from the Virginia state line and 18½ miles from Damascus with most of the hikers looking forward to at least one zero day and "Spiderman" looking to take in the Rangers/Caps game on Sunday night.

Total mileage today? A very impressive "Five Pair" high mileage day of 21.1 miles and you can view the elevations the hikers tackled today by clicking here:

447.9 miles complete/1,736.5 miles to go