Half Way There... Harpers Ferry

After leaving the family on Mother's Day weekend, my foot started to give me problems. I had to start doing lower mile days so I took a little longer to get to Harpers Ferry, WV. I got in to town on Wednesday and stayed in a hostel. Ross left that same day. I woke up in the morning with a stomach ache and was not feeling ready to hike so I took the day off in Harpers and sat around the hostel until I recovered. I got a text from Tarzan that he would be in town on Friday and I was pretty pumped to hear that. I had hiked about 400 miles with him and his sister until she got hurt in Pearisburg, VA and he stayed behind with her. It's been about a month since we've hiked together. I'm leaving today and going into Maryland, officially leaving the south soon. I'm pretty sad about that. I've walked a total of 1,019 miles. I can't believe it.

Mother's Day Weekend

I was originally trying to make it to Harpers Ferry, WV which is the AT's unofficial halfway point to meet Mom, Pop, and Sofia for Mother's Day weekend. After a couple of high mile days my feet were really starting to hurt and I couldn't hike as long as I thought I would. They picked me up about 40 miles from Harpers Ferry at a hostel. We stayed at a Homewood Suites in Falls Church, VA. I had a very nice and relaxing weekend. I got some new gear at REI and we drove through Washington DC to see the monuments. I was very happy to see the family, I missed them a lot. I'm hitting the trail today and passing the 1,000 mile mark tomorrow. Mom, Pop, and Sofia are going back to Roswell but my journey to Maine continues.

Pops got me a Kindle... Awesome!