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Coffeytown Road is the road off U.S. 60 that goes toward Hog Camp Gap.

Update: Second body found in camper, AP story doesn't mention AT. Pitt Spring appears to be near Luray.
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http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/aug/22/2nd-body-found-in-geo-wash-national-forest-ar-1254105/

Update, includes info about last contact with family, etc. http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/aug/19/9/fbi-ids-hiker-found-dead-amherst-county-calls-deat-ar-1249383/

update: http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/aug/19/9/fbi-ids-hiker-found-dead-amherst-county-calls-deat-ar-1249383/

http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/aug/19/fbi-ids-hiker-found-dead-amherst-county-calls-deat-ar-1249383/

The FBI has identified the body found near the Appalachian Trail in...

Out of water and thirsty, found a University of Delaware nalgene full of water in the middle of the trail here in VA a few years ago. I drank the aqua and still have the nalgene.

Friend, there're lots of long-distance hikers and runners all around you up there in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. A lot of them are the people doing the hiring, especially in Charlottesville....

Side sleeper here too. I still use and old ThermaRest pad which works fine for my hip. My problem is that I can't really sleep well unless I can stretch my arm out under my pillow, weird I know. I do...

I wore cotton t-shirts when I got back into hiking a few years ago and they invariably became soaked with sweat and basically never dried out. I also wore cotton shorts, same problem -- I burned a...

How 'bout Rockfish Gap south to the James River or around there? in VA.

Just saw this, very awesome. Saw the Guillotine in Central Va and some other identifiable spots on first viewing, fun to watch and try to ID the location as it flashes by.

I have the SL2 and love it, but use it for solo tent, would be pretty tight for two.

It was passable in a car without 4-wheel drive. Just go slowly. Some of the hills are so steep you can't see over the hood. My wife was pretty nervous about driving out after she dropped me off but...

you got it, my furry freak brother.

Mr. Natural sez, "just passin' through." Ring a bell, anyone?

I think a lot of people around here take the mountains for granted and don't realize that you can drive a half-hour west, walk for 10 minutes, and be in the middle of National Geographic-quality...

I'm not a thru either but mine has held up well on numerous section hikes. Light enough to carry the SL2 for plenty of room.

I think best place to get on the trail from Lynchburg as stated above is at the James River Foot Bridge on Rt. 130, good hikes either north or south from there. In roughly the same area you can get...

I am very near-sighted and wear my glasses all the time. When camping, I just stick them in a boot at night, then I can find them in the dark or in the morning. It's not a big deal.

You might not have any trouble finding the bears either. We were out there last summer and loved it!

If Ceres is where I am thinking it is, that's a pretty bad road. Definitely passable, just remote and curvy and full of potholes. It was so far away from everything I doubt that there would be a lot...

It gets hot here but not that hot.

My apologies to all, but my dad, 85, just got out of the hospital and I really don't feel comfortable being out of pocket Saturday to come to Roanoke. Sorry to miss it. On the flip side, you can see...

100 years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Gringos by Charles Portis (I just read that so it's in my top 5 for awhile).
Go Down, Moses by William...