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Switchbacks and Snallygasters (29)

Last night while talking to Joel, he told us his favorite breakfast on the trail was Little Debbie Honey Buns.  So the next morning we stopped at Cowboy’s Food Mart in search of just that.  In the absence of Honey Buns, though, we settled for cinnamon buns, paired with sausage biscuits and coffee :-). We are so happy to have spent a night in Damascus.  Being the crossroads of the AT and the Trans America Trail, the little town  has all the amenities and supplies that a hiker or biker could possibly want, plus the added bonus of meeting hikers.


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The Coolest Small Town (24)

It rained buckets last night.  Luckily, we have had plenty of practice setting up our tent, so everything stayed dry, but the noise of the onslaught against the tent was difficult to sleep through at times.  Fortunately we could afford a slow morning, with only 30 miles left between us and ACE Adventure Resort in Minden,  WV.

We had the campsite to ourselves to enjoy the cool breeze and warm sun during breakfast while our tent dried out.
The first 20 miles of the day were on WV-19S,  “The Mountaineers Expressway”

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