I live in the section just south of there, and we've had plenty of water of late -- too much, in fact. All water sources should be flowing at this point. Now, if it stays in the 90s for days on end...
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I live in the section just south of there, and we've had plenty of water of late -- too much, in fact. All water sources should be flowing at this point. Now, if it stays in the 90s for days on end...
We had a very dry air mass move into the area on the back side of the rain. The dry air and associated wind really fueled the fire. Of course, the fire probably could have been much worse without...
Does anyone know if the Cascades have frozen over or are close to freezing over?
With the new Route 501 bridge over the James, does anyone know if the terminus of the Matts Creek Trail is still accessible? I would presume that the old roadbed is still public land, but it is also...
Forgot to add the website for the event: roanokegofest.com.
Since MEGAs don't have an event on the scale of Trail Days during their journey, they (and everyone else for that matter) might really enjoy the Go Outside (GO) Fest to be held in Roanoke from...
If anything, we were hoping for more rain than we received. It's been rather dry here of late. But, no damage whatsoever.
Another really nice paddle in the A.T. corridor is the James River just north of Roanoke. The Upper James River Water Trail (https://upperjamesriverwatertrail.com/) goes for 64 miles and has a nice...
I purposefully slowed down during the most scenic sections of the LT, which also (mostly) happen to be the hardest sections. That gave me plenty of time to wait for fog to pass at Camel's Hump,...
Forgot to add that the Troutville Fire Dept. has stopped allowing hikers to shower and do laundry there.
1.) As stated above, Va. 620 does have some limited parking. It is better to access that road off of Va. 624 as there is a ford that might be tricky with all of the water of late if you access Va....
Unless something has changed since my end-to-end last year, Soilman is correct that the closest bus route to the northern terminus is Richford (about 10 miles trail-west from the 105 crossing,...
I meant Stark's Nest above**
On my LT end-to-end last year, I stayed at Green Mountain House, the Twelve Tribes / Yellow Deli hiker hostel in Rutland, the Hyde-Away Inn in Waitesville, Nye's B&B in Johnson, and then the...
I did that exact route (in the opposite direction) after finishing the LT last summer. It worked like a charm. I left Richford before dawn and was in Rutland by lunch (transfers in St. Alban's,...
Hog Camp Gap (the Mt. Pleasant / Cole(d) Mtn. / Tar Jacket Ridge gap) is a really exceptional camping area, but it is pretty popular, open, and there is no creek there.
I am heading out to do an end-to-end in August. I am really looking forward to it -- my first major trip since my A.T.-through in 2012! Might see you out there!
There is parking right at the US 11 crossing, the point on the trail nearest to Troutville. I have seen people leave cars there for a week or so -- a month might be pushing it. Another option might...
Sounds like the OP is covered, but I can offer a ride Friday morning and returning Sunday to anyone else looking for transportation. I only have room for one rider comfortably, two riders if someone...
Sorry if this comment is getting too picky, but for line 519, the city should be "Roanoke" not Roanoak, and for line 520, the town should be "Fincastle" not Rincastle.
You can also aqua blaze in Virginia using the James River. Exit the A.T. at Bearwallow Gap (Va. 43) then hitch / shuttle / walk to Buchanan. You can paddle from Buchanan to the James River Foot...
McAfee's is at a substantially lower elevation than Grayson Highlands, which would seem to make it a safer bet if you are worried about lingering winter weather (and there could be some with this...
Not exactly a permit issue, but do be aware that camping is only permitted at designated campsites / shelters along the AT from Va. 624 (Newport Road) north to Scorched Earth Gap (actually, all the...
It's a bit of a haul out from Wytheville (about an hour according to Google Maps), but I would recommend hiking Chestnut Ridge. It's a challenging hike, has an open ridge line with good views, and...
If any through-hikers or LASHes need a roof under which to ride out the storm in the Troutville area, let me know! The hurricane seems to be leaving us alone, but we still could be looking at a few...