Day 61 – Dismal Creek to Sugar Run Road

Up at 7:00. Out at 8:10. Hot and humid.

Stopped at Wapiti shelter at 9:00 for privy, water, and a snack. Back on the trail at 9:30.

Now for a big 2.4-mile, fairly steep climb. Yey.

Completed the nasty climb at 11:00. It is really humid today. I am soaked in sweat all over, and it’s only early June . Ugh. 

We have 2.5 hours to go. 4.8 miles to our shuttle. Easy terrain. Headed out at 11:30 after a snack and water break. No good scenery. Hazy and lots of vegetation.

Got to Sugar Run Road at 1:45. Very rocky last 1.5 miles. Shuttle pulled up as we got there. Nice shuttle ride to Angel’s Rest Hostel in Pearisburg, VA. Here is a map so people understand where we are.

Overkill and I got checked in. I got a single room as usual.  Nice place. I showered, did laundry, ordered a new Sawyer filter and a new pump sack for my air mattress, called Dana, and started planning out the next two weeks. 

We have a bit of a quandary for our next day. Where we will be on the trail is 20+ miles to the next camping spot, and that includes a big 5.5-mile uphill out of Pearisburg to end that day. We need to decide if that is reasonable or not before planning out anything else.

Overkill and I went to AYCE Chinese for dinner, then to Kroger for snacks and breakfast food. Back to the hostel by 6:30.

We did decide to slackpack 11.5 miles from where we got off trail back to the hostel on Saturday.  Should make for a mellow day. We also agreed on a schedule from now to Waynesboro at the start of Shenandoah.

I touched base with Eric Hanson. We will be in his area on Tuesday or Wednesday. Will work details with him on Saturday or Sunday. Either day works for us. 

We also decided we WILL stop in Glasgow, VA and hitchhike into town. That’s the last place to resupply for 4-5 days before reaching Shenandoah. 

I’m exhausted! Fell asleep watching YouTube by 8:00.

Technical Notes:

• Pop-Tarts 370
• Trail mix 200
• Snickers 250
• Trail mix 300
• Beef sticks 90
• Chinese 2000
• Seltzers 300
• Snacks 1000
• Water liters 5
• Miles 9.5
• Time 6
• Elevation gain 2000
• Calories consumed 4500
• Calories burned 4000