Day 90-92 2024 SOBO Appalachian Trail Thru Hike

Day 90-92 2024 SOBO Appalachian Trail Thru Hike

[@raleighjohnson5986]

Hi miles!!!!!

[@galejones5870]

What a beautiful family you have!!! So happy you are having good days with them!!

[@infinitehikingloop]

Thank you, much appreciated!

[@mink5]

Really nice to see your family. You speak of them often so nice to have a face to a name. Enjoying the Southern flora that is so different from here in NH/ME. I need to look up the plants as I have no idea what they are (in most cases).

[@infinitehikingloop]

Yes I feel like the flora and terrain really changed going into Virginia, definitely more Southern now. Thanks for watching!

[@Rider3322]

It's awesome you got to see the family and spend some time hiking with your son 😃 Shall make a trail blazer of him yet 😁 Hi family of some random stranger I do not know who is hiking one of the trails I have always wanted to do. 👋👋👋

[@infinitehikingloop]

It was awesome to see them and hike with them, thanks for your kind comment!

[@vishwanath79]

That’s cool that u got to hike a bit with ur son!!!

[@infinitehikingloop]

Thanks man, it was tons of fun!

[@wandahale8118]

That high fence is a Smithsonian facility. We used to see some large animals in there but rarely see any close to the road now. Beautiful family picture.

[@infinitehikingloop]

Thank you! Very interesting to know that is a Smithsonian facility

[@patriciakkrivoshein6887]

That fence keeps the animals from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute from harming Appalachian Trail hikers. It is the research arm of the Smithsonian Zoo. The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute plays a leading role in the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save wildlife species from extinction and train future generations of conservationists. SCBI spearheads research programs at its headquarters in Front Royal, Virginia. It's very nice to see your interactions with your family! You all look fantastic all dressed up! I hope you are able to keep to your schedule for the rest of your hike. The southern 864 miles of the trail saw significant damage from Hurricane Helene. Many hostels are destroyed and the trail towns of Hot Springs, Damascus, and Erwin were really devastated. The concrete bridge at Erwin is broken into pieces. So there will definitely be some re-routing going on.

[@infinitehikingloop]

Thanks, very interesting about the Smithsonian facility. I guess I'll just keep moving south and see what comes, thanks for watching!