[at-l] For a few weeks

[Carla & Dave Hicks]

Welcome to SWVA ;-)}

Chainsaw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rockdancer97 at comcast.net>
To: "Marta Clark" <marta_clark at yahoo.com>; <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] For a few weeks


Hiking on the AT this time of year, this place (Pearisburg), has a variety of 
conditions. My first few day hikes in the Dismal Falls to New River section 
were on mild days with temps in the 40's, soft ground even at the near-4000 
foot elevation on the ridge. A quick 2 days later we had a couple of inches of 
snow in that same location. Wednesday I hiked from the Trent's grocery store 
trailhead (rt 606) heading S carrying a half-filled pack. As I approached the 
ridge the wind sounded like a freight train approaching me. I pulled out the 
extra fleece and wind gear and headed into the winds. Temp was around 25 but 
felt like 5 below zero, the trail was frozen solid with a thin layer of snow 
on top of ice.

Today I'm heading to Wind Gap to do a 6 mile loop with the War Spur trail. 
That is, if I can navigate the dirt road from Mountain Lake to the trailhead. 
Temps are in the 30's here at the Library.

btw, the trail register at rt 606 has had 3 entries since early December. One 
was a southbound thruhiker, sorry I didn't write down the name.

Next hikes are Sat/Sun overnight in the Grayson Highlands. Hi to 
all! --RockDancer
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Marta Clark <marta_clark at yahoo.com>

> Sounds like fun! It's supposed to be up in the 60's
> in Charlotte today and tomorrow.
>
> Marta/Five-Leaf
>
> --- Arthur Gaudet wrote:
>
> > I'll be in Pearisburg, VA area for the next 2-3
> > weeks, in an attempt to find
> > slightly warmer weather & get a jump on springtime.
> > It's sheep shearing time and
> > I get to help my '97 trail angels at their annual
> > workout/cookout. For a city
> > kid it's fun to be part of this rural Virginia
> > experience.
> >
> > So think of me as smelling less like a hiker and
> > more like lanolin and other
> > sheep stuff. I'll be reading email at the P'burg
> > library every 2-3 days.
> > --RockDancer
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