Hurricane Mountain to VA 601

Day Two
October 1, 2013
Campground  to VA 601
 14.3 miles

Daylight came around 7:15.  We arose at daylight and packed up camp.  The hammocks are easy to pack up due to the snakeskins unique to Hennessy Hammocks.  They are left on the ropes so all you have to do is pull them down over the hammock, rainfly and all to make a nice compact package to stuff in the  pouch.  We left camp at 8:00 a.m. and passed Hurricane Road by 9, Comer’s Creek by 9:20 and were at VA 650 highway by 10:00.  

 

 

 

 

 

 We ate lunch and got water at Trimpi Shelter at 12:30.  At the shelter we met a nice young man from Virginia who was nearing the end of his south-bound thru-hike.  His parents had driven him to Maine in June to begin his hike.  He said he would not stop at home while in Virginia because he was afraid he would not get started again.  He was just ready to complete his thru-hike at this point.   

We had met another south-bounder on the trail this morning whose goal was to climb Springer Mountain in costume on Halloween.  He also started in June.  Meeting thru-hikers on the trail at this time of year is few and far between.  It seems that far fewer people hike south on the trail than north; and, of course, the north-bounders have about completed their hike to Maine by now.

It seems we hiked mostly uphill today.  Our packs seemed especially heavy and the weather was warmer than we thought it would be in October.  We were hoping for some cool weather.  I was sweating most of the day today. 

Ladder Style going over a fence.

We crossed several different types of stiles in this area. It seems the trail goes through lots of pasture land and old home places in this part of Virginia. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we reached Va. 670, we were pleasantly surprised to find a Trail Magic box left by the Valley View Baptist Church Youth.  The coolers were out of drinks, but there was a healthy supply of snacks left.  We chose a couple of granola bars and enjoyed them as we continued on our way. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 5:00 we stopped for the night somewhere in the woods between Va 601 and Partnership Shelter.  Again, we hung our hammocks and tried to do a better job of getting it level this time.  Overall, I think we slept better.