14.9 mile day. Lunch time!
Young gun and rainbow. Boda and Low Profile. Low profile was hiking with Yoda. Yoda fell as he was stepping over a blow down across the trail and impaired his rectum on a broken branch. Actually he perforated his urethra. It took EMTs about an hour to find him and medivac him. The funniest part of the story is that Yoda didn't want Low Profile to set off his SPOT gps emergency locator because he didn't want every emergency responded on the east coast out looking for him. Also he didn't want his wife to freak out. There's talk of him coming back as a flip flop. Start at Baxter and hike south to where he got off. Low Profile may join him. The ATC is encouraging flip flops and other sectional type thru hikes to relieve some of the pressure on the trail. Lots of folks insist on a linear end to end approach but it really becomes a circus on this southern end of the trail as that's where everyone insists on starting. I'm glad I'm getting off at Harpers Ferry to spend summer in Maine. I can't imagine hiking through the heat of the midatlantic states in July and August. Boda has gone home with foot and shin splint issues. Young Gun is from Maine and tried thru hiking last year. Got as far as Glasgow. Rainbow is from Virginia and had to leave the trail to go to her college graduation. Wild and Boy were here. Collectively they are known as the Wild Boys. Also Krispy and Slip made an appearance. Little Giant and Aqua Fresh were here also
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Appalachian National Scenic Trl, Buchanan, VA, United States
Young gun and rainbow. Boda and Low Profile. Low profile was hiking with Yoda. Yoda fell as he was stepping over a blow down across the trail and impaired his rectum on a broken branch. Actually he perforated his urethra. It took EMTs about an hour to find him and medivac him. The funniest part of the story is that Yoda didn't want Low Profile to set off his SPOT gps emergency locator because he didn't want every emergency responded on the east coast out looking for him. Also he didn't want his wife to freak out. There's talk of him coming back as a flip flop. Start at Baxter and hike south to where he got off. Low Profile may join him. The ATC is encouraging flip flops and other sectional type thru hikes to relieve some of the pressure on the trail. Lots of folks insist on a linear end to end approach but it really becomes a circus on this southern end of the trail as that's where everyone insists on starting. I'm glad I'm getting off at Harpers Ferry to spend summer in Maine. I can't imagine hiking through the heat of the midatlantic states in July and August. Boda has gone home with foot and shin splint issues. Young Gun is from Maine and tried thru hiking last year. Got as far as Glasgow. Rainbow is from Virginia and had to leave the trail to go to her college graduation. Wild and Boy were here. Collectively they are known as the Wild Boys. Also Krispy and Slip made an appearance. Little Giant and Aqua Fresh were here also
69° Partly Cloudy
Appalachian National Scenic Trl, Buchanan, VA, United States
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