In Tennessee

We made it to Damascus, VA on Friday. I tweaked my knee and made the tough decision to rest for a few days while Christian continues South. He and fellow SOBOs Pete, Kirtley, Josey, and Pork will join me for Thanksgiving in Boone, NC, where Josey's parents, Bob and Roni, are cooking up enough food for the impending thru-hiker stampede. I plan to rejoin the SOBO gang on Friday. --Priya

Josey's father, Bob; Pete; Josey; Kirtley; Christian; Pete's friend, Brian; Josey's mother, Roni

Priya atop Tinker Cliffs





Christian hugging the great Keffer Oak












Sunrise from our campsite on the front lawn of The Homeplace in Catawba - site of the previous night's long-awaited, family style, Southern dinner.
















James River Foot Bridge in the morning












Our favorite winter berry -- the M berry.















An old school house museum on the Trail...








... with "Rules for Teachers" that would make Priya rethink her profession.









intense focus at lunchtime















beautiful Virginia pastures












The crisp fall days we've enjoyed... most of the time.