Wapiti Shelter – Transcending Mountains

October 11, 2016

Fall AT section hike, day #18

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016Start: Wapiti Shelter End: Cross Ave/VA 634 – PearisburgMiles: 17.9 (+0.5 for side trails; ~2.0 road walking around town) When I woke up this morning at 6:45am, it was ~40 degrees. I did my morning routine, and also gave Ray my fuel cannister since his died this morning. In thanks, he made … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #18

October 11, 2016

Fall AT section hike, day #17

Monday, October 10th, 2016 (Indigenous Peoples’ Day)Start: US 52/0 Days InnEnd: Wapiti ShelterMiles: 26.4 I started out from US 52 around 7:45am. After the guy at the hostel persistently offered to slackpack me to VA 606, I took him up in the offer and changed my plans a bit. So I slackpacked the ~18 miles … Continue reading Fall AT section hike, day #17