5/4 Thursday: Abingdon Gap Shelter to Damascus, Va. The Old Mill Inn (10mi)

Nice short easy day planned into Damascus. Our hard work this week will be rewarded with our early arrival into Damascus allowing us ample time to get settled and for me to publish these web pages and still enjoy the company of the other hikers tonight... We wake at 0630 and are on the trail by 0700. The temps are mild, 50 degrees, and dry air...grinz no dew on the rainfly...what a treat not to have to carry around the wet tent all day... Our hike into Damascus flies by...10mi in less than 3 hours... Course that was mostly downhill...;) I arrive at the Inn at 1030 and they show me to my room...how nice...:) They let me use their washer/drier in the maids quarters and by 1200 I'm all clean again...I head out to get my package from home and check on internet availability... I hope to upload images soon...
PICTURES:
1. We were quite happy to see this sign... Three states down... uhhhh... a few more to go...LOL
2. A boy scout eagle project welcomes all hikers into Damascus... The friendliess town on the trail... As long as you don't have a dog... We were hiking with a woman who had a beautiful dog and couldnt find one place to stay in town... She had to pay for a shuttle to Abington and stay in a motel... How unfortunate... The folks here are very friendly and I have had a wonderful time...
My next entries will be in about 7 days from Pearisburg, VA... Excuse the spelling... about 160 miles from here...