The problem with Trail Days for the thru-hiker is that you're so busy getting town chores done, gear repaired, etc., that you don't have time to do all the cool stuff. Free whittling lessons in the Damascus Library, but no time ...
Bought a summer quilt and mailed the winter one back; also changed to a different hammock, this one with an attached bug net.
Highlight of the day was the hiker parade. Hundreds of past a present hikers walking through downtown Damascus. Locals line the route, and all soak each other with waterballoons, squirt guns, supersoakers, garden hoses, etc. Afterwards, there's a hiker talent show, which I missed most of; someone told me the winners included a guy who plays the bagpipes, and Punchline, who is an actual professional comedian out here hiking.
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