![“Now I loved every inch of [the AT], but Damascus?” he says, pointing around the tent. “There’s nothing like this place....](https://img3.medioq.com/061/954/1709748900619544.jpg)
06/11/2026
“Now I loved every inch of [the AT], but Damascus?” he says, pointing around the tent. “There’s nothing like this place. It’s got this spirit, like, ‘Why don’t you kick off them got-dang shoes and stay a lil while!’” 🎉
--Hiker interviewed by travel journalist, Eric Wallace on Damascus, Virginia for Backpacker Magazine. | Southwest Virginia
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