Blue Blazing!

When you hike on the Appalachian Trail it is called White Blazing on account of all the white blazes on the trees that you were to go. When you take a side trail it is called blue blazing because most of those paths are marked with blue. On Thursday Kara and I decided to take a detour. The AT runs right along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) for 90 or so miles. We hopped off at mile 75 on the BRP and just started walking along the side of the road. It was amazing. Every 2 or 3 miles there was a gorgeous view of the mountains. We became familiar with the park rangers, cleaning crew and campground hosts. Everyone knew who we were, either because they thought we were crazy or because there isn't much to gossip about in the National Park Service! The road doesn't have much traffic because it is just a scenic parkway. Around mile 50 on Friday Greg came into town. He wasn't supposed to meet up with us again but I'm so glad he did! On Thursday we walked 22 miles with no packs on! We threw them in the car right next to the cooler. These girls were hiking in style, every three miles we took a break in the car with AC and sodas! We walked 83 miles in 5 days! Not too shabby! Now we are in Waynesboro, VA. Tomorrow we will be in Shenandoah National Park.