Hampton, TN: what a great stop! We arrived to a warm welcome from Beth McPherson, former Thru-Hiker and current environmental activist with a passion for our cause. She made us feel right at home as she navigated us through the town to grocery stores, post offices, and of course, fast food restaurants! In turn, we happily accompanied her to Keep America Beautiful's county clean-up on Saturday where a great group of people showed their love and support for Mother Earth. The clean up was a great success (parts of it along the Trail itself) and was followed by a picnic and raffle at the town center. Thanks so much Beth! You rock!
While our days were spent cleaning up trash and educating people about our fabulous cause, our nights were spent at the legendary Kincora hostel, thanks to owner Bob Peoples. For anyone hiking this beautiful section of the AT, a stop at Bob's is an absolute necessity! His generosity and love for the Trail is known along every mile, and well worth the $4.00 recommended donation. Of course leaving more than that is what most appreciative hikers do, since you have the ability to shower, wash clothes, take shuttles into town and use real kitchen appliances during your stay. It is amazing that places like Kincora exist and we want to send a big Thank You out to Bob for all his hard work! You can be certain to see him (and us!) at the infamous Trail Days in Damascus, VA the 16th-18th! It is definitely an event not to be missed!
On a progress-oriented note, we have passed the 400 mile mark (say it with us, whoo-hoo!) and are just about one day away from leaving Georgia, North Carolina, AND Tennessee for good! Hello Virginia! Also we have been graced by our friends Shutterbug and Hot Wheels with our very own trail names. No longer are we Carlie and Jordan...say hello to Gucci and Bearfoot! More to come soon...and if you have any questions or comments (only positive ones accepted! :)) please don't hesitate to email us @ trek.against.trash@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
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