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reaching thru reaching thru updates from my journey along the appalachian trail sunday june 23 2013 654 miles so you may have noticed that it has been a while since my last post to be honest my morale has been at a low for the past few weeks leading to an almost unenjoyable experience on the trail i have been mainly concerned with pain rehydrating or thoughts of trying to get to the next meal shelter or town after much consideration over the past few weeks i have decided to end my thru hike attempt however i am quite proud with the 654 miles traveled through 4 states over the past 2 months it has been nothing less than amazing i want to thank everyone for their support encouragement and interest in my adventure i hope to get back to the trail again one day to see sections that i have not yet experienced i hope you enjoy the pictures below that i didn t get a chance to post gronk also posted a short youtube video of photos that covers his perspective of most of the 650 miles that i hiked http www youtube com watch v hu1isck3dty noredirect 1 posted by macgyver 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday june 2 2013 grayson highlands 5 28 2013 wild ponies were grazing early in the morning as the trail passed through grayson highlands park just north of mt rogers some hikers were lucky enough to get a close up visit from them even being licked i didn t get that experience but it was really neat to see them even if from a distance posted by macgyver 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 5 23 2013 with bob peoples owner of the kincora hostel and seiko more great artwork in a log book at the kincora hostel laurel falls near hampton tn posted by macgyver 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest dehydration in damascus 5 26 2013 just a handful of miles after reaching the va border i decided to tent at a small campsite just 2 miles short of damascus one of the most hiker friendly towns on the at the next morning i packed up to make the short trip down the mountain in to town arriving at exactly 8am as i followed the trail through the park and along the main street downtown i stopped at the blue blaze cafe as recommended for breakfast by some weekend hikers i had met the day before i sat at a table near the window which had a plug nearby to recharge my phone after a huge stack of blueberry pancakes and a few cups of coffee i went to adventure damascus to book a 3pm bike ride down the virginia creeper trail i then went to the laundromat and the outfitter before catching the shuttle to the top of the bike trail the 14 mile downhill ride was nice and easy along the repurposed rail to trail path with great views as picturesque bridges crossed the cascading river after my bike ride i walked over to chuck s house who i had met two days earlier while hiking the trail chuck was a former thru hiker who had just purchased a house in damascus which he is planning to turn in to a hostel he had invited me to stay the night on an extra twin bed he had available i hadn t yet made plans on where to stay so i accepted his generous invitation i arrived around 6pm and got a quick tour of the house we were talking in the kitchen when i began to feel light headed i reached for the wall then lost consciousness and fell to the floor i opened my eyes to see chuck frantically trying to get a response from me i sat up not realizing what had happened he asked if he should call an ambulance but i decided i had just been pushing my body too hard and needed some rest i took a 3 hour nap on the twin bed before getting up around 9 30 as i walked over to the threshold of the adjacent room chuck asked how i was feeling at that point i started to feel light headed once again and sat on the floor and leaned against the wall chuck went to get his phone to call for help then i passed out again for a few seconds i came to covered in sweat chuck called 911 and found out that the nearest medical facility was the hospital in abingdon 18 miles away chuck drove me to the hospital and sat in the room the whole time while i was being given fluids and during my ct scan after a few hours in the er the doctor reviewed all of my tests and came to the conclusion that i was dehydrated dehydration never crossed my mind because i had been drinking about 5 6 liters of water in addition to gatorade each day however that must not have been enough for the amount of activity i was demanding from my body every day after being released from the hospital after midnight we stopped by a convenience store to pick up plenty if gatorade so i could rehydrate during my day off from the trail i rested that day and chuck made a healthy dinner that night a luxury from the processed trail food i am used to eating the next morning we grabbed some breakfast then walked about 1 4 mile before i said farewell to chuck i was quite lucky to have been at chuck s instead of on the trail when things went bad i can t thank him enough for helping me in my time of need in addition to opening his home to me and his generosity i have since throttled back the daily miles a bit and i am keeping an eye on symptoms of dehydration to prevent the same from happening again posted by macgyver 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest back in va 5 25 2013 posted by macgyver 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday may 18 2013 images from hot springs nc 5 11 2013 the at symbols that line the sidewalks are unique to hot springs as the trail runs right through town i had a chance to visit the natural hot springs that gave the town its name in a 104 degree spring fed tub at hot springs resort with blastoise ketchup a couple whose names i can t remember lost and wings rafting companies that take trips down the french broad breakfast appetizer at smoky mountain diner posted by macgyver 4 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