Trail Days 2022 in Damascus Virginia: A Most Unique Hiker Parade and a Most Unique Festival
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Trail Days 2022 in Damascus Virginia: A Most Unique Parade and a Most Unique Festival
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I love Damascus too. I’ve never made it to Trail Days, but it looks like fun! I love how towns along the trail look out for the hikers. My husband and I met a hiker while we were doing a day hike. He was a through hiker, we brought him home for a shower and a hot meal. He had some great stories and we had a great evening. He kept in touch for a bit, but lost touch after a while. I love that the church attends to hikers needs, what a blessing.
That is awesome, Mia! I love that you two helped a hiker out. I love their strong spirit and dedication and love seeing how it so often brings out the good in everyone. God bless! - Melody
@@realappalachia Thank you Melody. I agree with you, hiking the Trail is no easy feat and it takes a strong will to complete. Have you read A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson? It’s a wonderful book about the AT. Thanks for such wonderful content😀
Nice video friends
Thank you!
WOW! I enjoyed your video of Damascus - a very beautiful area of Virginia. I have visited Damascus, but several years ago. You have visited an awesome part of Virginia. The people are great! Thank you for this wonderful video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much
That is so cool. Thank you for sharing this Shane and Melody. What an awesome group of people
When I was in my 50's I was heavy into backpacking and always wanted to do a thru hike on the AT. I know a couple folks who did and the experience for them was a paradigm shift. Thanks for the vid.
Never say never, Jeff. It is something that almost anyone can do regardless of age. I will be there this year from the 18th to the 21st and am going to try to make Pre Days at Dividing Ridge in Hampton, TN. Got to stop in Catawba to visit two very good friends and then I will be heading south to Woody Gap, yoyo to Virginia and then head North from Southwest Virginia to Maine. Going to do some bonus miles and should finish with close to 5,000 AT miles including a full thru hike.
I enjoyed seeing all of the doggos at the festival!
there were tons of them there
You two look like you're having a blast 😁💝
Looks like a nice setup with pretty weather. Have a good time! Thank you both. ❤️💙
Grrreat explanation of the smells,.... LOL sounds like my kind of place! Thanks for sharing
glad you enjoyed it, i have a feeling you'd love it
Absolutely love this thank y’all for sharing ❤️
Enjoyed this! I love Damascus, a very beautiful town....trail days looked awesome, with great weather....thanks y'all.....God bless....🙏❤
I have yet to hike more of that trail one day. Thanks again for your videos.
Kevin, don't put it off!
I hiked a couple of trail segments years ago, always wanted to do the whole trail but while I wasn't paying attention got old & decrepit.
Do it while you are still young!
Thank you, Kevin! I’d love to thru hike it but definitely go do day hikes as much as I can. It’s such a peaceful thing isn’t it? Happy hiking! - Melody
@@realappalachia I agree, nature keeps me balanced. Can't get enough of God's nature.
The sweet smell of body odor and marijuana. Epic. LOL Great show you two. It is very important to shine some light to the AT hikers. They are some tough people for sure.
Hahaha cracked me up too! And you’re absolutely right about that! - Melody
That was hilarious!
Hey great video I’ve been to Damascus but never on trail days also been to allot of foot washing services! It is a Bible teaching but it’s mainly just practiced (not only) in the Appalachian areas of our country. Which I believe speaks to the nature of our people! Y’all are great Gob bless
That is awesome! God bless you too
Rode the Creeper 2days ago and it is so beautiful, I will be back.
Haha! Nothing Better than a Contact High, Followed by. a dose of trail Magic ! Well Done!!! :-)
That’s right 😂 Thank you!! - Melody
Roll one Shane..... Not really. Love the ride as always, have a great day
I'm currently up north of Katahdin Baxter state park Rt. 11. haha I noticed the sign.
I hope y'all had a ball and enjoyed some company with my friends at Riff Raff! Riiiffff Raaaaafff! Also, the guy in the green shirt at the food cart reminds me of Bob Peoples from 2017
That is one cool event! The men in dresses looked to us like some of the men lost a bet. 😊😊.
you may be on to something there lol
Yep!
Lol Shane! I was gonna say I think I was getting stoned just watching the parade. Wait... Shane you were eating corn with cheatos dust???? Melody you better drive :D
i do believe those cheetos got to me after all lol
@@realappalachia Shame on the mess... lol
11:18 " Hawk" sighting!👍🇺🇸
I WAS THERE SUNDAY!!! REAL EXPERIENCE!!!
Wished we could have went back that day too
I saw a vid of Johnny Depp’s Bahama cottage. Had a doormat that said Beat It, Hippy! 😂
Love this video
Melody and Shane this shows your true colors, what a tour de force, we hit Shane with the smell of body odor and dope, and this French! We'll get him yet!I could almost feel the sunshine.
it was an absolutely beautiful day
Looks fun
The guy holding up a 2012 sign was a member of the Missing 411 and now has miraculously been found!!
You have to love Melody’s accent. Bottle it and sell it!
Do you guys live in Damascus ? Looking to buy there maybe ?
Don’t live in Damascus, but it is a very nice area! I think I’d really love living there. - Melody
I live about 7 minutes from here
Awesome!! Close by!
When does this usually happen, date wise?
Austin Texas (keep Austin weird) ain’t got nothing on Damascus! I mean that in a good way. I fell in love with this little town the first time I saw it. This just makes me love it more!
it is a great place, one of the best in Southwest Virginia
wantend to go to trail days but did not make it this time but will be on trail again soon
hope you can make it out there
Y’all didn’t check out tent city?
we drove past it on our way to Backbone Rock but couldn't get a camera on it
I'm at 11:10 as soon as you looked at the sky... Just my luck :(
Ugh, sorry about that
I love going to these outings just for the food but this is such a mess I will not be wasting my time or money.
Watching the parade has me thinking… Shane, you need to grow out your hair and add some tie-dye to your wardrobe!
not a bad idea...at all...
Just a warmup for Floydfest.
Did you know thst black snakes kill copperheads..and if you smell cucumbers usually a copperhead is close by
That’s right! I’ve smelled the cucumber and knew to move along! - Melody
If you like the smell of body odor and marijuana try tent city! Great time!
it was nice before kids had to start seeing non trail weird things like men wearing skirts,im talking poodle skirts and sundresses not kilts and alot of etc. it has become a just a sin free for all over the last couple years