Update... everything is fine!
Edith broke her arm on May 20th, and hiked three weeks with a cast. At the three-week check-up, the doctor said it wasn't healing correctly and she needed to have surgery. The surgery went off without a hitch on June 15th, and Edith is taking a R&R break for the next six weeks.
Susan, however, is forging on! She was joined by Meg, a close friend, on the 14th and they continue northward, making excellent progress! They are now between the Shenandoahs and Harper's Ferry, waking up early and walking miles before noon.
Go Susan! Go Meg!
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| The Guillotine! |
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| Crossing the James River on the longest pedestrian bridge on the AT. |
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| Home away from home. |
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| On May 20th Edith broke her arm. See the blue cast! |
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| Approaching thunderstorm |
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| Columbine |
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| Memorial Day party wooooo! |
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| DuBose, our new friend and shuttle-driver who helped Edith get her arm patched up in Waynesboro. |
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| And the clouds move below us. |
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This is what you do when you are the only ones in the shelter and the gnats are terrible: set up your tent in the shelter!
Priest shelter, where we saw a bear. | |
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| We are in the Shenandoahs... stealth camping! |
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| Susan, searching for a signal. |
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| Elke relaxing at Big Meadows Wayside. FYI, Elke is also on R&R, keeping Edith company. |
I'm so sorry that you've got to take a break, Edith! Great photos. xoxo
ReplyDeleteSusan,what an AWESOME adventure of perseverance and courage!!! I love the photo of you and Edith standing on the clouds! Thank you for letting us here at home tag along. I hope that your sister will be well soon and back on the trail before too long! Lots of well wishes and prayers! Maureen (from PAR/Tai Chi).
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures E! I can't wait to hike with you again. once your arm heals, i get new toenails, and I run away from work, it can happen!
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