Day 107 (October 9)

McAfee Knob

Another full day on the AT, and a beautiful sunny day to be hiking the 21 miles made today. We left Dalesville at 7:40 a.m and hiked a ridge line for most of the day. I took a photo from Tinker Cliffs and also one from McAfee Knob, one of the most photographed points on the AT. There were a lot of day hikers today because of the weather -- the weekend is suppose to be quite rainy.

We are staying at Four Pines hostel tonight. Joe Mitchell owns the hostel. It is a converted, three-stall garage with a bathroom and shower, cots, and a couple of cats -- yeah, no mice. We will be here tomorrow night as well because we arranged with Joe to pick us up from our 21 mile hike tomorrow and bring us back in an attempt to dodge the rain. He will again shuttle us to our Saturday starting point. 

The Joe loaned us his van, so Zest and I went to a restaurant called the Home Place. Southern cooking like I never knew existed! They serve family style: three meats, mashed potatoes, green and pinto beans, biscuits, apple butter, and apples, brought to your table in separate bowls with unlimited refills. The meal finishes off with peach cobbler for dessert. We ate 'til we were sick. The place was packed (lots of Virginia Tech students). The place is on a beautifully manicured farm setting in the Virginia country side. Take care.