700 Miles!

On the climb to McAfee Knob, outside of Roanoke, VA, Skuter has reached 700 miles, about 1/3 of the trip. This last weekend he got to spend time with friends and family. Thanks Connie and Jerry for being great hosts, it was wonderful seeing you! He also got to go to Bailey's 4th Birthday Party. I know he really enjoyed seeing all of his family, what a great surprise.

He had an awesome day on Tinker Cliffs, they actually found this really cool hidden campsite and stayed there for the night. He got a scare while he was camping, a deer crept up into the site and he thought it was a bear. He's hiking with Hammerdown and his girlfriend, Marjessica (visiting from Florida). We hiked into a campsite on Sunday night and made vegetable kabobs.

Unfortunately, you've probably seen in the Roanoke Times about the AT thru-hiker that was hitching a ride and got sexually assaulted: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/160510
Tyler found out tonight he knows the hiker, but that she is back on the trail and in what seems to be good spirits. Keep her in your thoughts, she's probably going through a lot right now.

Hammerdown, Skuter, and Marjessica are now right outside of Daleville and hope to make it to Buchanan on Thursday.