Pearisburg, VA
Today was a very short hiking day when it came to trails but a long day when it came to city walking. My load light having ran out of food minus the two tortillas and a energy bar that I had for breakfast. McGyver and my climb down from the camp site was initially disappointingly uphill hill going up and over a few 300' climbs but after that it was steep down hill. We got on the trail around 8:15 and in town by 11:00. The last 1600' foot decent took all of 30-45 minutes. Then the real hiking began. The downtown is up hill about a mile from the trail and so we had to walk that. Along the way we caught breakfast II at a Hardies. Then I checked into a hotel. Across the street a grocery and a discount market making resupplying easy. Next we went to the Goodwill across the street and I picked up a bathrobe for $3.50 to wear while doing my laundry. Back the hotel to take showers and then out to do laundry. That was a real relief as I was getting seriously gross! Then we walked the 2 miles to the hostel where McGyver was staying by ways of a Pizza Hut and Walmart. The hostel was very nice, one of the nicest thus far with plush beds and a very nice cozy space for people to lounge. We ran into some friends. Among them was Dirty Blond, Backbend, and Bowser. I hung out there maybe two hours and then headed back to my room to sort through my gear and make my phone calls. In the end I have walked about 6 miles in town. So much for my short day.
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Motel over hostel?
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