10-K
12-10-2008, 18:20
Well, I originally set out to hike from Rockfish Gap to Daleville but I bailed out at Glasgow due to weather. It is going to be raining and snowing the last 3 days of my hike and I just wasn't in the mood to hike in it. Fortunately, I was at Glasgow the day before the rain started and I was able to get a ride back to my truck in Glasgow.
I will always remember 3 things:
1. The climb up the Priest - it was intense and took me 2.5 hours.
2. I spent the night where Fish Hatchery Rd. crosses the trail and the wind was howling - according to the NWS there were gusts in exess of 50 MPH. There was also a few inches of snow on top of the mountain. I don't know what the temp was but with the wind chill factor it had to be in the single digits or even lower, It was a long, rough night.
Also, on the way up I was playing tortoise and hare with a boy scout troop wearing blue jeans but I believe the scout leaders took them back down when the weather went sour - at one point I never saw them again.
3. The hike between BV and Glasgow is the easiest 21 miles of trail I've ever hiked. If you ever want to take an easy stroll, this is the ticket.
I've never bailed on a hike but ya know... I don't mind being wet and I don't mind being cold but I don't like being cold and wet..
I will always remember 3 things:
1. The climb up the Priest - it was intense and took me 2.5 hours.
2. I spent the night where Fish Hatchery Rd. crosses the trail and the wind was howling - according to the NWS there were gusts in exess of 50 MPH. There was also a few inches of snow on top of the mountain. I don't know what the temp was but with the wind chill factor it had to be in the single digits or even lower, It was a long, rough night.
Also, on the way up I was playing tortoise and hare with a boy scout troop wearing blue jeans but I believe the scout leaders took them back down when the weather went sour - at one point I never saw them again.
3. The hike between BV and Glasgow is the easiest 21 miles of trail I've ever hiked. If you ever want to take an easy stroll, this is the ticket.
I've never bailed on a hike but ya know... I don't mind being wet and I don't mind being cold but I don't like being cold and wet..