[at-l] Trail Days

[Charles Davidson]

Hi Gang,
  
             Back home from TD. Woodelf and I went by the Saltville 
Museum yesterday but they don't open till early afternoon on Sundays. So 
we just visited the outdoor exhibits that are located on the edge of 
town. Big iron kettles and log facilities where brine was cooked down 
into salt for home use. I would have liked to have gone in the museum 
again. They had a woolly Mammoth skeleton set up in there last time I 
went. The Mammoth was dug out of the salt mine. Saltville is located 
just off interstate 81 between Marion and Abingdon.
    It was nice to see lots of friends in Damascus. I checked out some 
tents but was disappointed the ULA pack guy wasn't there. I really 
wanted to try on one of those. Maybe he will be at the Gathering. I 
found a couple of more possible PCT 09 hikers. The Old Ridge Runner and 
Wingheart have both been thinking about it. Oh yea another cool thing 
was getting to see Gene Epsey and hear him talk about walking into 
Damascus on his hike.
    Thanks to the folks that worked the booths for ATC, ALDHA and the AT 
Museum too. Many thanks to Karen and Ed for their hospitality at the 
Speer hammock booth. It is nice to just sit and watch the characters 
walk by.

chase