The Roaming Romantics

Took a zero day to recover from our 33 mile trek into Damascus. Spent the day eating, watching movies then did a little shooting and fishing by the river. Shot up some cans and caught a nice Brown trout Glad we were not on the trail today, as we caught a pretty good...

Stayed in Damascus for another day.  We all had to go to REI to exchange gear. I swapped out my shoes. Went with Altra, Lone Peaks 3.0. Hopefully these give me more miles than the Brooks Cascadias. And they have a cool footprint! After getting back, Seeker brought out...

Started the day walking through the other half of Damascus. Its always neat to have the trail go right through a town. Seeker, Hooch and Dingo decided to slack pack and went on ahead to do a 22 mile day then get picked up and brought back to town. I packed a normal...

After waiting out a brief rainstorm during breakfast, I hit the trail and hiked up towards the Grayson Highlands. As I gained elevation, it became cold, windy and foggy. Once over 5000ft, the weather really got cold, the wind picked up to over 40mph with gusts of...

We woke up to wind, cold temps and some snow that had blown through the openings in the tarp. We were all trying to put on our frozen shoes and clothing when a group of ponies wandered up to the shelter. We spent the morning walking through more wind and snow.  The...

What a difference a day makes! We woke up to cold temps, but sunshine that quickly warmed things up on the trail. The trail crossed a grassy field before taking us back into the woods.  Aside from a couple minor climbs, the trail stayed mild. Eventually we worked our...

Hiked off on my own, Seeker needed to stay home for a day to take: care of a few things. The weather was perfect, clear skies, 70s and for once, no wind. It was an easy start to the day as the trail wound through old farm fields, flat stretches of forest and crossed...

Got an early start to the day, leaving just as it was getting light out. Ended up hiking with Peace Walker after hitting the trail. She is a thru hiker from France and is hiking to raise money for a non profit, Oxfam. The link to her page is listed below, check it out...

Hit the trail with Peacewalker right about sunrise. Had a pretty easy walk to start the day.  Gradually sloping trails as we walked towards Bland. A little before 9am we found a sign on the side of the trail…Trail Magic! It was all the motivation we needed to hurry up...

The rain was just letting up as we broke down camp early, and hit the trail at 5:30am with plans to stop at Trent's Grocery for breakfast and a small resupply. The trail crossed multiple streams and rivers throughout the morning including one with a really cool wooden...