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A hiker hostel steeped in history
Sharla Bardin
sharla.bardin@roanoke.com, 381-1669
PEARISBURG — The hostel tucked away in Giles County’s woods is more than a place for hungry and exhausted hikers to rest a bit.
It also gives them a taste of home.
And Brian Scheller welcomed that feeling last week when he left the Appalachian Trail for a few nights’ stay at Wood’s Hole Hostel. The hostel is on Sugar Run Road, nestled in the gap between Pearis and Sugar Run mountains.
Scheller, 22, who started his journey on the trail in Maine in July, saw a flyer about the hostel and decided to check it out. He found the log cabin and adjacent bunkhouse inviting and was impressed with its rustic and down-to-earth vibe. Read the rest of this entry »
