Starting southbound

I arrived at Harpers Ferry, WV Tuesday evening to begin the southbound portion of my trip. A bus from Knoxville to Washington DC, then a train ride to Harpers Ferry. The layover was great, I was able to see Capitol Hill and the National Mall since the bus and train stations both were at Union Station in the heart of DC. I didn't do too much walking! I slept next to the Potomac River in Harper's Ferry Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning I went to the ATC center (which is in Harpers Ferry)to check in and see how many southbounders (SOBOS)had passed through recently. As I was walking near the ATC center, I struck up a conversation with a woman walking her dog. She invited me into her home, and fed me eggs, toast and coffee for breakfast. Strangers along the trail have been awesome with their generousity.

There were not many SOBOS signed in at the ATC, so company may be sparse on the south leg. I did meet up with Stumbleman, who I had met in Pennsylvania. He is just doing sections. I'm in the Shenandoahs now, after days of 11, 23 and 29 miles. The terrain has been fairly easy. I'm delaying a food resupply until Waynesboro. The Shenandoah National Park has frequent concessions, whith burgers and blueberry milkshakes. I was with two SOBOS at the shelter last night, which was nice. I'll probably update the blog on Wednesday in Waynesboro. Thank you for reading! This post by Dad, Sam has no comouter access.