6.5 miles
6:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
We were up early for two reasons. One – we weren’t sleeping anyway. Two – we were excited that this is our last day of hiking for this trip. We took down camp and got on the trail at 6:15 a.m. As we went up the trail a ways, we heard the boys as they left their campsite just ahead of us getting there just before 7:00. They were obviously excited about that breakfast.
We crossed the Tennessee-Virginia State line and had 3.5
more miles to go. We hustled down the
mountain and celebrated when we entered Damascus, this time from the
trail.
Damascus is a nice little, hiker-friendly town. In fact, it
is called “the friendliest town on the trail.”
They have been hosting Trail Days in May since 1987. The trail runs right along the main street
where the Trail Days parade is held.
There are no chain stores, restaurants or hotels; but several folks have
turned their homes into bed and breakfast establishments. Also the First United Methodist Church offers
a hostel for a small donation called “The Place” and Mt. Rogers Outfitters has
a hostel called “Dave’s Place.”
Entering Damascus |
The trail passes through this sign in Damascus |
Crossing the bridge going into Damascus |
The trail goes right down main street |
Dave's Place Hostel |
We walked through town to our car and then went to Dairy King for breakfast. Guess who was there? Yep, the three guys were sitting there with big smiles on their faces enjoying that breakfast.
We said good-bye to Damascus and the trail for now and
headed to Knoxville. We have been on the
trail for 21 days and covered 225 miles.
Our longest section to date.
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