Appalachian Trail 2023 | Day 45/46/47. DAMASCUS TRAIL DAYS. Class of ‘23

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  • Appalachian Trail 2023 | Day 45/46/47. DAMASCUS TRAIL DAYS. Class of ‘23
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  • @onewithnature8435
    @onewithnature8435 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    19:00 Somebody, get the man a microphone, lol!

  • @scott9752
    @scott9752 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My dream is to hike the full AT and being part of trail days is definitely part of it.

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The season is about the start. Get out there! Yes, trail days is a must. Thanks for watching!

  • @1024Pete
    @1024Pete ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s a WOW! Not in my comfort zone. But, seemed like fun. Thanks for sharing the views. Fascinating. Be well. Wishing you happiness and fair weather ahead. Happy Trails!

  • @michymoo839
    @michymoo839 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing! Love all the camaraderie at Trail Days. We were there a week before as they were setting up. I guess I need to go back.

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s fun for sure. Yes, go back!

  • @SupTim1
    @SupTim1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Smell it before you See it parade

  • @dirtysally189
    @dirtysally189 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey I’m in your video 1444 grey t shirt tan boonie hat nice video

  • @EarlyRiser71
    @EarlyRiser71 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for sharing bro! Just subscribed! Rooting for you! 🤘🕓

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks man. I’m glad you’re going with me!

  • @SoonersSox
    @SoonersSox ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wow imagine the crowd of hikers all heading back out on the trail on Monday

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. Very bad but i has to go backwards and catch up some miles, so I’m not in that huge bubble

    • @lonleyndn
      @lonleyndn ปีที่แล้ว

      Sunday, cuz. I was there. It dried up quickly and hikers were giving away their chairs, beer, coolers and everything. Lol.

  • @neverlostpilgrim2817
    @neverlostpilgrim2817 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shit you not, my mom was walking in that parade with you. I tried spotting her but didn’t see her in your video. First we follow across Camino del Norte and now she’s right on your tail AT. Crazy!

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว

      That is crazy and awesome!!

  • @optimisticgal
    @optimisticgal ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, hope you enjoyed the rest! Good luck New Shoes from the UK!

  • @amlanz1
    @amlanz1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It seems you had a great time in Damascus. Enjoy your new shoes.

  • @harolddenton6031
    @harolddenton6031 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The hippies great grand kid offsprin were dancing around like old school flower children did way back ui the with 1960's and 1970's.

    • @harolddenton6031
      @harolddenton6031 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I drove through Damascus on Saturday around 5 to 6 p.m. it was drizzling rain and the sidewalks were packed with h7jers walking all throughout the town. I meet a cool younger hiked by the name of backed up and his friend smoke. They were two cool young guys so I gave them a beer.
      Hopefully I get the chance to do my own thru hike when I retire in 6 to 7 more years. Then my naval officer son will also be retired, Hopefully I can get him to come along for this journey. I would feel more comfortable doing the thru hike with my eagle scout son.

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! Get out here with the rest of us weirdos and HIkE!!

  • @magicdinsmore3107
    @magicdinsmore3107 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just kinda stumbled in here. Funny story, The year is 2003...
    I roll into Damascus mid-March. Never been there, don't know squat, only that it's a trail town. Somebody at MRO points me to 'the Place'. Trust, it's mid-March so I'm the only one there. The evening goes on... . Sometime around 10:30 I'm scooting around this dark mansion by myself and in comes this spooky figure. He questions me in what I'd call 'a-hiker-shakedown', Says his name's BJ (never heard of him before) and pulls out a fifth of whisky wrapped in ducktape... (any AT trail -philes, -phreaks should recognize this recent popular trail character. RIP JT.)
    That's why I'll never forget the "the Place" 3x Repeat offender, 1x#1nobo

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👍

  • @harolddenton6031
    @harolddenton6031 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At the 12:47 point in this video that was hiker i meet wirh his trail name of backed up. He was wearing the red colored running shorts with red chili peppers printed on them, he also had 9n that beach type button down blue shirt that had lemons printed on the shirt. He was a cool young guy from Alabama. He was buddies with hiker who went by name of smoke because he sm8jed up a shelter trying to cook in first week or two on the trail,

    • @harolddenton6031
      @harolddenton6031 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At 12:55 point in video that was the guy who goes by trail name smoke who said hey. I also meet him when I was talking to backed up by the car wash and bike rental place across town from big festival area,

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว

      The 12:47 guy i don’t know. The second guy at 12:55 is actually named Kenny Powers. He and i have been together since day 1. He actually took my picture at the arch in Amacalola. He must be a doppelgänger for that guy smoke.

  • @chriskelly6559
    @chriskelly6559 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lot of innocent fun where the cops mostly don't F with you. Riff-Raff in the woods, spooky.

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👍 The cops were very cool. Alot of them were wearing beads at the parade and cheering us on.

    • @chriskelly6559
      @chriskelly6559 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good to hear, thanx.

  • @SupTim1
    @SupTim1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want this type or community so bad. Im just a lonely backpacker out in AZ, cant find anyone to hike with

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to live in Tucson. ARizona has great hiking. There is a great FB group with about 90k members. Its called AZ hiker group #hikeraz. Look into that. There’s always group hiking stuff. Its a good way to meet new hiking families.
      Thanks for following my page!

    • @lonleyndn
      @lonleyndn ปีที่แล้ว

      Ain't life funny? I'm in South Carolina and I hate that it is almost impossible to escape the people anymore. Did a little hiking in New Mexico a few years back (Los Cruces). Beautiful.

  • @matthansen5337
    @matthansen5337 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im glad that you had that experience, got some rest, and enjoyed a lot of food! Great the way the parade was organized; so easy for friends to find each other. Nice shoes!
    What do you expect on the trail after the bottleneck disperses? Still about the same for you? Did you leave early on to get out front, or just whenever it was good, no hurry?

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว

      It was great. Yeah, i saw some people reunite that hadn’t seen each other since they hiked it together. Some emotional reunions.
      I had to shuttle up to it and them backwards today to pick up where i left off. You will seem me going through Damascus again soon. It will be calm though. Yes, now i am in a hurry.

  • @dirtysally189
    @dirtysally189 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you go in the tree line because that’s where I went and hope you didn’t miss the riff raff party

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went everywhere!

    • @chriskelly6559
      @chriskelly6559 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Riff Raff in the woods is where the inmates run the Crazytown Asylum. They are a Trail Days institution.

  • @andrewjohnson5188
    @andrewjohnson5188 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Should of saved the shoe laces from the shoes you threw out.

    • @jeffvonvai
      @jeffvonvai  ปีที่แล้ว

      They were pretty ragged and my new ones are quick release and don’t use laces