Outdoor Vitals presents a little documentary about the "best 100 miles" on the Appalachian Trail, covering the distance from Damascus, Virginia, to Marion, Virginia. Tayson and Tyler set out to celebrate Trail Days with the Appalachian Trail thruhikers and face the rain, the elevation loss and gain, crazy people looking for "Gandolf", and a bear. Or was it a deer? Or some other wild animal? For many, the best part of the AT is Grayson Highlands, and between that and Trail Days, the Outdoor Vitals crew set out to experience it in less than 4 days of hiking, averaging over 20 miles per day. Enjoy this incredible, beautiful, funny, and heartwarming experience backpacking the Appalachian trail with OV.

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Products mentioned in the video:
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Harvest Right Freeze Dryer: https://affiliates.harvestright.com/i...
Tushar Rain Jacket: https://bit.ly/3ThIwOY
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Podcast talking about this trip:
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Three days before this hike, we went to the Grand Canyon:
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Stay tuned for a gear list video for this Appalachian Trail adventure!

Table of Contents
00:00 Bear Encounter Teaser
00:11 Appalachian Trail Introduction
01:46 Heading to Damascus
03:04 Trail Days
04:44 Starting the Appalachian Trail
05:28 The first 10 miles out of Damascus
08:37 Day 2 Begins
12:06 Buzzard Rock
15:33 Grayson Highlands
20:30 Day 3 begins
23:14 Halfway through the Journey
24:23 Trail Names and Gandalf
25:59 Meeting Turtle
31:13 Day 4 Begins
32:29 Fellow Hikers and the Appalachian Trail Diet
37:20 Afternoon hiking and a Beautiful Sunset
40:00 Can't Find a Campsite
43:52 Is That a Bear in the Woods?
47:35 Day 5 Begins
48:47 The Experience of the Appalachian Trail for two Westerners

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