Miles: 635.4 | We leave Woods Hole late and ease into a short, gentle day, sharing a simple breakfast and good conversation with Trail and Error before heading toward town. The slow miles feel intentional—restful rather than forced—and arriving at Angel’s Rest feels cozy and low-key. Mexican food and margaritas cap the day, followed by an easy evening around the fire with a big mix of familiar trail faces. Miles turns in early, and I linger a bit longer, enjoying the warmth of town, people, and a much-needed mental exhale.
We left the hostel around 10am after breakfast. We shared breakfast with Trial and Error; bread, butter, coffee, and smoothies. They were very cool and taught us about nomadic jobs.
We went out to get a meal of Mexican food and margaritas. When we got back to the hostel we ran into Nomad, Rick James, Whisperer, Josh, Little Foot, Kevin, Mark, Chomper, Steamboat, Tang, Ahab, and Tiger Lily. I hung out around a campfire with some hikers while Miles went to bed early.
We went out and, very slowly, hike 10.6 miles to Angel’s Rest in Pearisburg proper. When we arrived we set up Miles’ tent to share.
