Having skipped a few hundred miles of the trail, Bryson and Katz emerge in Virginia to find, ironically, that spring is in fuller swing than it was to the south. They are now hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This section of the trail is more secluded, but they meet a few colorful characters, like a man who has been section hiking the trail for twenty years. Bryson happily falls back into the rhythm of the trek. However, on their sixth night in the woods, they walk into a clearing and see the town of Waynesboro in the distance, its signs for motels and restaurants visible from eight miles away. They are elated.
Virginia is enjoyable. Spring has come, and the woods seem alive with plants and animals that were still.....
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