Finished up this morning at the ALDHA Gathering and did some volunteer work in Abingdon. Several of us stained the pavilion in the city park along the Creeper Trail. It felt awesome to have the opportunity to give back to the community and the trail.

I’m at Boots Off Hostel tonight and get back on the trail in the morning. This will be my home base for the next few days, hiking and aqua-blazing between here and Damascus.

And for a bonus… Do you know this person? It’s the infamous “Miss Janet,” trail angel extraordinaire at the ALDHA Gathering.

I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.”

John Mackey