Virginia trip November 10-14, 2004

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Only the two Landers brothers had the courage to participate on an adventure such as this.

November 10th
11pm- Leave Hicksville for Virginnia

November 11th
8am- Stop at cafe for breakfast in Natural Bridge Station
9am- Arrive at Petites Gap-AT trailhead ele. 1987'
9:05am- Enter the Thunder Ridge Wilderness Area 2085'
10:03am- Incline with Rhodedendrum everywhere on trail
10:13am- Reached the elevation of St. Regis Mountain ele 2836'
10:14am- Climbed the highest i have ever gone.  2837' :-)
10:59am- Found a water source along the trail ele. 3200'
11:44am- Reached Thunder Ridge Overlook North ele. 3500'
12:00pm- Huge fallen Log ele. 3486'
12:15pm- Reached Thunder Ridge Overlook South ele. 3600'
12:26pm- Left Overlook
12:37pm- Cross Blue Ridge Parkway
2:02pm- Reached the Thunder Hill Shelter ele. 3836'
2:30pm- Ate beans for dinner
4:30pm- Went to sleep for the night
8:00pm- Finally went to sleep after all the noises outside the tent were drowned out by the sound of rain

November 12th
8:34am- Awakened and cooked Freeze-Dried Chicken and Rice for Breakfast
        Then sat around watching the rain
11:32am- Departed for Apple Orchard Mountain in the rain
11:44am- Reached some sort of strange open feild on the north side of  the mountain
11:51am- Reached the rock formation known as "Guiletinne"
12:03pm- Reached the summit of Apple Orchard Mountain  ele. 4225'
               Personal Highest elevation    Air pressure: 25.79inHg  Personal Lowest air pressure
1:00pm-  Arrived back at Thunderhill Shelter
1:40pm-  Camp is broken down and we are on our way to Parkers Gap
2:00pm-  Discover that the stupid batteries on camera are dead!
2:34pm-  Reach the side trail known as Apple Orchard Falls Trail ele. 3450'
3:17pm-  Reach the 200' cascading Apple Orchard Falls ele. 2400'
3:18pm-  Set up camp for the night
3:40pm-  Cooked Dehydrated Chicken Teryaki for dinner
4:30pm-  Turned in for the night at darkfall
6:30pm-  Fell asleep to the sound of the falls

November 13th
8:07am-  Prepare Breakfast of Dehydrated Chicken and Rice
8:32am-  Replenish water supply from waterfall
8:45am-  Camp is packed up and set out for Peties Gap
9:55am-  Reach Blue Ridge Parkway by Thunderhill Shelter
2:30pm-  Arrive at Petites Gap
2:45pm-  Camp is established and dinner is cooked.
3:00pm-  Last hour's light hike to Highcock Knob
4:24pm-  Return to camp
4:30pm-  Turn in for the night

November 14th
9:04am-  Prepare breakfast
9:35am-  Camp is packed up and set out for the truck
9:57am-  Arrive at truck and head for home
7:32pm-  Arrive in Hicksville
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