Day 1 on Two Trails

Yes, Trish and John are hiking separate trails: Trish the Coast to Coast across England for two weeks with companion Pat Hogan, and John the Appalachian Trail, south from Harper's Ferry, for 4 days. 

The word from England is that it's tough with high hills and obscure trails easy to mistake.

This stretch of the AT is very rocky- an. Excellent place to break an ankle. It is also reteaching sone old lessons about the difference in weight of the pack in your living room and going straight up a steep, rocky slope.