5-2-15 Bland Virginia

I left the shelter at 6 am planning to get to Bland Virginia. I made the road crossing by 4 pm and hitched in to Bland. The name makes sense as the only businesses in town are Dollar General, a grocery store and a subway. I bought some hotdogs and built a fire in the park at a pavillion to roast them over. I slept in a empty building with a missing window to avoid the rain. In the morning I was walking around main street and an older lady asked me if I planned to visit the historic society. she said it was tradition to lock hikers in the old jail and take a picture. So I went ro check it out, there was some neat civil war relics including an old rifle found on a nearby mountain pass.