day 26 - 04/05

so i forgot to mention yesterday with all my philosophizing, that i also hiked from one side of a thunderstorm to the other yesterday afternoon. by the north side i was hiking in rain, thunder, lightening, and sunshine. so cool! it stopped just long enough for me to dry out a little and make it to the shelter and then it rained all night long. yay shelter! today was very easy - just 11.5mi to damascus, va. i actually did the 6.5mi to the virginia border in only 1hr 45min, which was exhilarating. the picture below is of my milestone. i'm spending the night in damascus to refuel and enjoy the thru hiker company. out tomorrow after a relaxing morning. i'll be out of touch for about 7 days as i go thru some mt rogers state park. stay golden everyone and thanx for the support. 11.5mi from abingdon shelter to damascus, va. 465.7 total.