After our short night hike and a 1 hour nap, we hiked up to McAfee Knob for an epic sunrise.
McAfee Knob is the second in Virginia’s Triple Crown and by far the most popular. It is the most photographed landmark on the AT. Achieving it is a very important thing!
We arrived early and saw the most beautiful sunrise. And of course, we couldn’t leave without taking some epic photos!
After this sensational start to the day, we remember that we only slept 1 hour last night. I’m very tired. We will sleep a few hours in the next shelter.
tragedy problems
Ferdinand stayed at Huckleberry’s house to rest his feet, but now we also said goodbye to Doohickey. We’ve had some slower days and he wants to walk more and more. It’s always sad when someone leaves the group, but it’s more important that you do your own hike and enjoy the trail. So no hard feelings!
For the rest of the day we could do two things. Walk 16 more miles to Daleville after noon and be late again. Or, 6 miles to the next shelter and approach again. PK and Dreamcatcher wanted to keep walking, my dad wanted to stay and I don’t care either way.
But I’m not going to walk 9 miles in front of my dad all the time. So I decided to stay with him today, no matter what. That left PK and Dreamcatcher with a decision to make. They decided to stay with us, although that changes the schedule a little. We’ve had a lot of fun together and we’re not going to let it go just yet. And a shorter day after a big night hike isn’t so bad.
Tinker Cliffs
Our lunch spot was Tinker Cliffs, the last but not least of Virginia’s Triple Crown. We relaxed here for a long time and even watched the sunset together and stargazed for a while. Although another approach was not part of the plan, today did not disappoint at all. What a day! Writing it all down like this really makes me realize how wonderful today was. I wouldn’t change it for the world.
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