D57, M787 - A Change In Plans

Glasgow, VA: Time to listen to my body... No more than 15 mile days with a pack. Those +20 are wearing me out!

Another storm is coming... I'm headed to Glasgow to wait out. Can't thank you enough Ryan (photographer and local land owner) for driving me 6 miles to town!

Met Ushguli fm Hamburg, Germany. Hardest trail name I've had to learn. He likes very high places... Google it

Should I bath here or have a nice hot shower in Glasgow? Yeah I'm a princess!

Kris fm Lynchburg, VA. Love her hat fm Germany and staff fm her back yard. She's headed into the woods for 9 days and NOT afraid of a storm.

Last four miles into Glasgow was a flat trail along Marty Creek. Here's what I saw



Wow, it sure got big .. oh, it empties into the James River

Huge foot bridge to cross the James

And named after a guy named "Foot"

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  1. Cindy M.May 2, 2022 at 6:26 PM

    God has certainly blessed you with Trail Angels to lend a helping hand.

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    1. GregMay 5, 2022 at 8:19 PM

      I can't begin to imagine doing this alone

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  2. AnonymousMay 3, 2022 at 6:27 AM

    Getty up..wild bunch..

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