October 3, 2015 - Tom Floyd Wayside, VA to Harper's Ferry, WV

Picture of the Day My first night sharing a shelter at Tom Floyd Wayside (my bag is the bright green on center right) AT Total to date:        Rockfish Gap, VA to ATC Side Trail, WV 161.1 out of 2189.2 miles (7.4%). This Report:      Tom Floyd Wayside, VA to ATC Side Trail, WV Not going to go into a lot of detail in these posts, mostly just pictures and captions.

 

My GPS Track

Packing

First Night

My Pack

A view from the AT in Northern Virginia

Denton Shelter

Denton Shelter all to myself

Filtering Water

Spring Water Shower

Spring Water From a Tap

Crossing

Furry Mushroom

Furry Caterpillar

My tent site at Dick's Dome Shelter

Me

Dick's Dome

Dick's Dome

Nice

Flowers on the AT

I almost walked into this spider

Sky Meadows State Park

Sky Meadows State Park

Myron Glaser Cabin

Myron Glaser Cabin

Myron Glaser Cabin

Myron Glaser Cabin

Myron Glaser Cabin

Myron Glaser Cabin

Myron Glaser Cabin

Not sure what this is

Black Snake

The start of the Roller Coaster

Cooling my feet some place in the Roller Coaster

An Interesting Fungus

At Crossing a brook in the Roller Coaster

Finally, some easier trail...

But not for long

One of only two vistas in the Roller Coaster

Looks good!

Sam Moore Shelter

More rocky ground to cover

Blackburn Trail Center

Blackburn Trail Center

Blackburn Trail Center

Climb, climb, climb

My feet are beginning to swell

That little toe is looking sore

Chicken of the woods

Just because it's flat doesn't mean its easy

Approaching Harper's Ferry

AT going under Rt 340

AT under Rt 340