[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] In Harpers Ferry happens what had to happen sometime: Apples, peaches, dried bananas, radishes, camping dishes, sandwiches, muffins and granola bars convince Anja and Nadine in the store and are taken. In the end, however, the certainty follows that the backpacks are […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] After three restful nights in Daleville, Anja and Nadine take a shuttle and make a big jump up to Shenandoah National Park to stay on schedule. The sun of the previous days is now followed by several days of rain, so they […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] The trail from Pickle Branch Shelter to Four Pine Hostel is about six miles. It is one of the toughest sections of the trail, but it is rewarded with a breathtakingly beautiful view from what is known as Dragon’s Tooth – a […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] The days go by like the miles – through the forest, over the mountains, up and down, up and down. The terrain is very varied and yet always the same. Viewpoints have become rather a rarity, because not much can be seen […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] Unfortunately, the night in the open air is not as quiet as expected. Although Anja and Nadine have set up camp a little way from the alpaca farm, the barking of the dogs, the roar of the road and the trains rattling […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] The trail continues over Whitetop Mountain and once again up Mount Rogers, from which Anja and Nadine had rolled back to Damascus on their bikes a few days earlier. The weather is still very changeable, foggy and wet. So caution is advised, […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] In Damascus it is time for a little break. The next day, Nadine and Anja give up hiking and the Appalachian Trail and switch to bicycles and the Virginia Creeper Trail, which also runs through Damascus – a former railroad line from […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] After the three mountains Anja and Nadine crossed the day before, two more – the Little Hump and the Hump Mountain – lie ahead of them. They are part of the Highlands of Roan and are known for two things: their picturesque […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] The next morning a shuttle takes Anja and Nadine from the motel in Erwin to Iron Mountain Gap and another climb begins. They cover 11 miles on this day. For the night they pitch their tent at the Ash Gap campground. It […]
[su_spoiler title=“English version“ style=“fancy“] After a short break in Hot Springs, the trail continues into the Blue Ridge Montains, a mountain range that is both the highest in the state of North Carolina and in the entire Appalachian region. It is therefore not surprising that the […]