The elevation profile sums up the next two days in a nutshell. We’re going right to left. It’s still raining; the temperatures are in the 50's; but, we had a tail wind! Highlight of the day was a stop at the Dutch Pantry to warm up and buy a few things to eat.
The view from the Troutdale Baptist Church hostel in Troutdale, VA.
It’s a wonderful hostel that caters to AT hikers as well as bikers. It consists of two rooms, each of which has two bunk beds; micro wave; coffee maker; and heat! There is a shower in a back room at the church just down the hill. We were relieved to get somewhere dry as it was a wet cold ride today.
Three AT hikers arrived to occupy the other room. When you hike the AT you end up with a trail name. These three were Bacon; Webster; and Sprout! The caretaker told us "The rain drives 'em (AT hikers) out of the woods!" They were wet! Bacon had developed shin splints and was going to lay over a second day to let them heal.
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