Veltris in the Vilderness

Day 44 Location: Lake of the Clouds Distance: 16 miles Weather: Sunny & mild Mood: Excited & sad for our journey's end We're doing a combo blog post today, written by both of us, to celebrate the end of our journey. Vic After 44 days and 592 total miles (576 trail miles), WE FINISHED!!!  The last 16 miles completed today led us to the picturesque Lake of the Clouds in the Porkies.  The terrain was again challenging but we had more vigor in our steps knowing it was our last day.   Our wives met us shortly after we got to the lake's overlook and brought fresh-made cannoli to celebrate!  Afterwards we started the several hour car trip back to Anthony's house in Madison. This has been an amazing and incredible journey.  I am so glad and grateful that my son asked me to take on this adventure with him.  I would never have thought of doing anything like this.  Anthony is the hiker, not me.  I agreed to do this, first and foremost, to spend ...