From Erwin, TN to Damascus, VA

YAY!! We made it to Trail Days!! This is a 3 day festival for hikers here in Damascus, VA. There's a bunch of vendors selling gear and they also have tents set up for free gear repair along with a bunch of other services for hikers (like showers and foot massages and food). The hike from Erwin to here was hard. There were some beast of mountains, but the scenery was breathtaking! I wish I could figure out how to get pictures on the blog instead of just facebook. I'm sure I'll eventually figure it out.

I only have 15 minutes at a time at this particular internet cafe... so its really hard to recollect everything on a time limit! We saw a rattlesnake... in fact, Eric about stepped on it! I saw a bear cub and hauled because I didn't want to see mamma bear! That's really about all the "scary" wildlife we've encountered so far though. We have an amazing hiking group right now. There's 6 of us and we call ourselves Chicken Pot Pie (long story from Hot Springs).

Anyways, we're doing well! I about had a mental breakdown one day after going uphill for 3 days (or close to it), but I managed to get over it (literally). Physically, we're both doing well. Our feet are good and my ringworm is about gone :)

We hiked 26 miles to get to Damascus yesterday (its friday the 14th today) so I'm still a little tired from that. Anyways, I'll hop back online before we take off on Sunday and update again. We've really apprecaited all the support and all the people that are sending us messages! Keep the love coming people! We'll continue to need it!