Flip Flop Festival - posted by Hikey Wifey

We had a fantastic and informative weekend in Harpers Ferry, WV at the send off for the Flip Flop Thru hikers! (Flip Flop is the term for the type of hike Mike is doing. North from HF to Maine, get a shuttle back to HF, then south to Georgia) Hats off to the organizers and volunteers at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy!

Red Tail Hawk - A raptor rehabilitator was at the 

festival with some beautiful birds.

A Barred Owl giving the stink eye to a curious dog

Pack shake down! "Bear Bag (trail name) suggested

 all the stuff on the right was to be left out!

He's in the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's official year book!

B&O Railroad Bridge Ruins from the Civil War in Harpers Ferry

Taken from the AT, the convergence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers

Seen from the trail in Harpers Ferry

Mike and one of the producers of Trail Magic,

the story of Grandma Gatewood, first female thru-hiker of the AT

(She was from my hometown, Gallipolis, Ohio)

Two of the many volunteers at ATC that did a 

fabulous job organizing the festival

Sending off the hikers who started Sunday morning

A memorial to the only Marine casualty,

Pvt Luke Quinn, in John Brown's Raid 10/18/1859

Day hike to Weaverton Cliff

Views of the Potomac from the cliff

It was rocky! I stubbed my pinky toe!

What am I getting myself into?

Family love and support

I got this!

Send off day April 18, 2016

The four fellows putting in Monday

Rod (on left) and Mike met at the festival 

and plan to start out together! Godspeed!