06-07-13 Riding the Roller Coaster Together

Today we hiked the remaining ten miles of the "Roller Coaster. The Roller Coaster is a 13.5 mile stretch of trail with ten ups and downs and a reputation of being difficult.

Fortunately, the Roller Coaster did not pose us much problem. Instead, it was our second day of rain that brought the misery. We'd find out later it was thanks to Tropical Storm Andrea.

Not only did we hit the 1,000 mile marker, but we also reached the Virginia, West Virginia border which we will follow for the next the 15 miles.

To get out of the rain for the night, we stopped at the Blackburn AT Center. The caretakers, Chris and Caroline, were very welcoming and fixed us a spaghetti dinner. Thank you!