Trail Days 811.5

May 18th, 2009

Trail days was the sweetest!  It’s one of those crazy events that couldn’t possibly exist anywhere else, or at any other time, and definitely requires experience on the trail for it to make any sense.  So worth it; you know how I love those once in a lifetime can’t be found anywhere else experiences.  

Tent city was huge!  So many tents!  The weather held out pretty well, but condensation built up pretty quick on the inside.  Saturday was the parade!  All the current and past hikers march down main street, some in crazy costumes, which all the locals shoot us with water guns.  But don’t worry, we came armed ourselves.  It was unique among parades I’ve been to in that there was no music!  I’m going to have to make a backpackers boom bag for next year.

We ate so much fast food.  Gah!  Not so much free gear, but I was able to acquire a new headlamp free of charge and help Africa at the same time.

But the best part was seeing everyone I hiked with early on.  Rolling Stone, Burning Man, Zen, Zoltan, Rachiopod, Mustard, and Andy were all there.  Lulu, Cricket, Tinman, and Stretch, too.  And the even better news is that they are just a few days behind me, so maybe I’ll get to do some of the Shenandoahs with them.  I just saw Hodge Podge and Hoosier today, and even saw Dutch while waiting for Peachy Keen to pick us up.  So yeah, I’m really glad I went – thanks for convincing me Peachy Keen!

 

Pictured below:  Rolling Stone, Hot Sauce, Yoni Bear, and Peachy Keen.

Friends!

Friends!

 

 

Tent City

Tent City

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2 Responses to “Trail Days 811.5”

  1. Margo Says:

    woohoo! wanna do some hiking when you get back in mass? 🙂 🙂

  2. bonnieb Says:

    I am sooooooooo jealous!!!!!!