Not just another border crossing.  Northbound AT thru-hikers get thru several states early in t

Not just another border crossing.  Northbound AT thru-hikers get thru several states early in their hike. Then they hit Virginia. Over 538 miles. Just about one quarter of the trail. Someone coined the phrase “Virginia Blues” for the length of time one spends in the “long green tunnel,” with few of the panoramic views they got further south on the mountain tops of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

And for most, they hit the 1000 mile point on the same day!