BRP

how cool - as I climbed up out of the Black Horse Gap to the Blue Ridge Parkway - all you could see were the peaks sticking up out of the clouds. Very pretty. The BRP parallels the AT (and later Skyline Drive) for almost 200 miles. We have heard that there will be hambuger places all up and down SkyLine for the tourists (and the hikers). When the parkway was built - they took out most of the original AT, which was a large controversy back in the day. Hiking with Red, Gator, Snackies, A.B. Barakus, Ceral Killer, Mary Poppins and The Professor. Did a HUGE climb up Floyd Mtn today. Had 2,240' of elevation gain in 4.4 miles. I typically hike at 2.5 - 3 mph. For this one - had to drop down into low gear for 2 mph. So ended up hiking up hill for 2 hours straight! Even on well conditioned trail legs - everything starts to burn.