| July 03, 2005 |
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Left the Scottish Inn at 8:10am.
Walked down through to town to the bridge at Rt. 522. I could
hear the Church Bell chiming and that made me a little homesick to
go play bells at church. On Rt. 522 a couple with a
convertible sport car picked me up and dropped me off at the trail
head. It is now 9:35am. In about 3 days I should be in
Harpers Ferry. |
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Coming through a open field now. A
lot of Hazel in this area. Net weed, raspberries, wild onions
have seed pods, and a purple vine on the fence. This an open
area around the zoological area with a high fence next to me, its
look like a prison wall with bob wire on the top. A lot of
chick weed blooming in the field. A lot of wild roses and
grape fine growing on this fence. A lot of honeysuckle vines
growing and the odor is just wonderful. Bottle some of that up
and take it home with me. |
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I've been going a steady up-grade for
a mile and a half and got into a rocky section on top of the ridge
line and now I'm starting down. The woods is beginning so you
can see clear out into the woods. There's a lot of weeds and
stuff along the trail. Both sides of 522 haven't been very
pretty. No views and I haven't met any people. The woods
is really quiet this morning. |
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There are a lot of tall trees in this area, make
a lumber man happy. A lot of oaks and poplars. The
terrain is low and flat. It appears that I'm kind of in a wet
area. There lot of gnats and misquotes this morning. |
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I'm standing right beside a popular
tree along side the trail that is every bit four feet in
diameter and just as straight as I can see. I passes some
wondering Jew. Its a plant with blue flowers and Mom used to
grow it in damp areas. |
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Came to the Jim and Molly Denton Shelter,
wow what a shelter. Big deck on the front of it, a two story
platform shelter. Has a privy and a water that's piped in from
the spring. You can get out of a faucet, and went up to a big
vat that is the shower. It also has a big cooking pavilion
with picnic table underneath. They didn't want any one cooking
under the shelter. |
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At highway 638. I had to walk down
the road a ways into this newly mowed hayfield. I'm glad I'm
out of that open field, it was blazing hot and the trail was
straight up the hill. |
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On a large sign nailed into tree
reads; The next 27 miles of the AT between Manassas and
Snickers Gaps follow what was once from 1863 to 1865 the western
boundaries of Mosby's Confederacy. The base of operation for
confederate parties since Ranger Col. John Singleton Mosby. |
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Having to hike on 725 for a good ways
before going back into the woods again. A wonderful picnic
table right as I get into the woods. Made especially for me to
eat my lunch on. Right past the Picnic table is a log bridge,
stone steps and a log with chains. The picnic table is out
-- it has mulberries all over it and the birds have made a feast out
of it. |
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I standing before a triple oak tree, 3
trunks coming out of one stump. Each of the trees must be a
good 25 - 30 feet high. and its growing on top a a big rock pile. |
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Went down to Manassas Gap Shelter to
get water, but didn't stay very long because that is the shelter
that has copper heads living in it. I did see one crawl along
the rafter line, but that was all. I wasn't going to stick
around to see if there was anymore. |
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I just saw my first perk lily in bloom.
I looked for those all through the Smokies, but didn't see any. |
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Swing'n Jane and
Simon |
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