Day 40 - 4/10

Daily mileage: 5.6
Total trail mileage: 469.1
Starting location: Damascus, VA
Ending location: Feathercamp Branch Trail
Weather: clear and sunny all day, 60-70 degrees during the day

I am at
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=36.631416,+-81.796042

I nearly got stuck doing another zero, but I managed to escape the
Damascus Vortex. I woke up and went to breakfast with everybody (mmm,
pancakes and eggs...), went back to the room, took care of some
remaining chores (fixed some worn shock cords on my gaitors and
hammock), and packed up. I then went back to the Whistle Pig with 12%
and Athos for lunch. That place was good yet again (I also had dinner
there last night). That was followed up by a jumbo milkshake across
the street.

It seemed like pretty much everybody else was staying another night.
But, I already zeroed so I wanted to move on. So, after the milkshake
I got on trail (well, technically I pretty much was already on trail
since it ran down the street). Mouse termed our group "The Dam" since
we just kept growing larger and larger and people were catching up but
few were passing. So, I went over the dam probably for a day or two
until everyone else catches up. Of course, I didn't do too many
miles, so I am not that far ahead.

Starting to hike uphill after a jumbo milkshake was probably not the
best idea but I just took it slow. I ran into a guy who suggested I
stay at Whitetop tomorrow night, so I decided to stop earlier than I
had planned when I found a nice campsite next to a stream. I'll get a
decently early start tomorrow.