logo

The Place" Hostel in Damascus to
Sandy Flats Lean-to, Virginia
~ 8.0 miles - Wednesday - March 18, 1981 - Day 341

Click on photos for larger versions.      Click on text links for additional content.

Virginia map



Virginia route information

The Progression of HikaNation - Virginia
details the journey with various organizational
memos, letters, newspaper and magazine articles.





Checkpoints along the Appalachian Trail
(Monty to be at each place for 3 days)

Clip above is from
HikaNation Virginia No. 6
from Reese Lukei, Jr.
Unofficial Virginia campsties
campsites
campsites

Unofficial HikaNation Campsites List

Hiking along the Appalachian Trail was "at your own pace", so HikaNation groups were spread out along the A.T., with various campsites every night. The ones listed at the top of the page are William Ewart's campsites. Photos will try to match the dates of occurence so the photos will not always be William's whereabouts.

Preparing to leave Damascus
(photo by Janet Parsons)

During March 18, HikaNation departed
"The Place", Damascus, Virginia
(photo by Tim Geoghegan)

Bruce Ohlson preparing to leave Damascus
(photo by Janet Parsons)

Stairs along the Appalachian Trail
(photo by Susan "Butch" Henley or Rex Halfpenny)
 
Stairs along the Appalachian Trail
(photo by Tim Geoghegan)

Stairs along the Appalachian Trail
(photo by Tim Geoghegan)

From William Ewart's journal:

To add & revise to:
Several of us took an alternate route, the Iron Mountain Trail, instead of the Appalachian Trail...skipping the climbs of Whitetop and Mount Rogers....saving 20 miles...doing the skip to hike with Scott and keep up the guitar/recorder practicing. Rejoined the A.T. after Mount Rogers and before Trimpi Lean-to.



March 17, 1981 (previous day) March 18, 1981 (Today) March 19, 1981 (next day)
HikaNation The Progression of HikaNation - Virginia Daily Campsite Index

E-mail HikaNation to submit additional photos and comments about this day