Big T and I hit the road to south central Virginia this weekend to hike Mt. Rogers and the Grayson Highlands. We were accompanied by T’s son Stavros for his first hike, hiking trip, & overnight backpacking trip. Lots of firsts. 🙂 The weather on Saturday and Sunday was cool, overcast, and moist. Sunday night it got pretty cold in Old Orchard shelter. Monday the weather finally got better. We encountered wild ponies, an unruly longhorn, and many hikers unfazed by the weather conditions. Grayson Highlands is comprised of many other trails besides the Appalachian Trail. On Monday we hopped off the AT just north of Rt 603 East of Troutdale, VA. onto the Fairwood Valley Trail. The weather was much nicer today. After returning to the car I busted out the Atlas and plotted a course to Grayson Highlands State Park hoping to get a few more views and patronize the visitors center. The ride home was hellish but we survived the holiday traffic. Wish the weather was better on the Highlands but that’s ok. Gives us a reason to go back.

Add a ticket to Marcus King at Baltimore Sound Stage! Woohoo!

Nailed a ticket for Joe Russo’s Almost Dead @ MECU Pavilion! I’m on a roll!

Noticed Lord Huron was playing the night after MMJ at The Mann in Philly so I bought a ticket to that as well. 😉 Looks like my first Lord Huron live show is going to be this one instead of Red Rocks. I still have my tickets to the 2-night run at Red Rocks but it was postponed again to June 2022. I also just picked up a 1st row seat at MECU Pavilion for Lord Huron on Sept. 13th. Super lucky lining up 2 shows each of Lord Huron and My Morning Jacket out of the gate. Super stoked!

I landed VIP tickets to My Morning Jacket w/ Brittany Howard @ Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sept. 7th AND The Mann Center on Sept 8th! I’m also looking for someone to attend OBH5 with me. I will be booking as soon as they announce. Serious inquiries only.