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Pics for May 26th North America » United States » Virginia » Bland By OD and CCs Long WalkJune 14th 2007On our way to Bland, Virginia... read more

Well, tonight I'm packing for Florida. I'm off to visit my family, yay! It's been a long time since I've hopped a plane and gone down there, and I'm looking forward to being in heat and sunshine. And the intense air conditioning. It's been a busy couple of days that have left me literally sick and tired. I had an upper GI series of x-rays done, and I didn't take so well to all the barium I had to swallow. So the past two days have been spent at home with me grumpy and moaning and pale as a sheet. Don't think I want to have that done again. I'm feeling ok today, but didn't go to belly dancing lessons. I needed one more day to relax and recover. But hey, that means all the laundry's ... read more

url='/Videos/3730.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3730.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Video BLog AttemptBlogger: Katie Location: Harrisonburg, VA Well, here goes my first attempt at Video blogging. I feel like I should have scripted it but I hope that you like it. Sorry I didn't stick with the format during the video, I'll do better next time and I'll do my best to get DJ to do a video. :) Listening to another Kirsten mix now. Tada Miles to Bristol, VA: 242 Expected arrival time without stops: 8:33 PS: Now DJ is clapping to blistering in the sun. Sorry this fun wasn't recorded.... read more

Honest business men are sometimes hard to find. We spent the day in Damascus going over our gear trying to lighten things up a little. CC now has a pack that fits and is about two pounds lighter, we both have lighter sleeping bags. The three man tent will be replaced with a four pound lighter two man tent. I took my pack down to the outfitters for evaluation and possible trade in on a lighter one. The owner of the place was quite friendly while he and I sat going over how I packed and what I carried. He spent about an hour with me; and in the end, he told me he could not in good faith sell me anything. What I have is about the best pack I could have, and the weight ... read more

Yesterday Brian and I started our road trip across the country. We left home at 12:30 pm and started the first leg of the journey to Charlottesville, VA, where I would be meeting his Pop, Aunt Geri, and Uncle Bruce for the first time. Instead of taking the straight shot, police littered HWY 29 all the way into town; we decided to follow Skyline Drive through the Shenandoah National Park. As we entered the park we were pleased to find out the park ranger, Ched, could sell us the National Park Pass we were hoping to acquire early on in the trip…however, we weren’t pleased to find out that the pass had jumped $30 in price since last year, making it $80 per pass. Fortuitously, two names are permitted on each pass, so we were ... read more