Also in July, we participated in the 5th annual
Old Rag Mountain hiking and camping adventure organized by our good pal and Montana mountain man, Jed Link. The mountain is in Shenandoah National Park, but we camped at a nearby campground in Syria, VA. We camped there two summers ago with the pugs (see
post), but we couldn't exactly do the 8-mile hike considering our dogs' not-so-athletic abilities. The 3,291-foot summit of Old Rag can only be attained after strategically maneuvering through a section of rock scrambles - the best part of the hike, aside from the beautiful views of Shenandoah. I summitted Ol' Rag with the Links back in 2007 and this year Mark (and his repaired knees!) conquered it too. In fact, we knocked out the hike in impressive time (5 hrs) in 90+ degree weather... which I believe more than compensates for my passing out at the campfire promptly after dinner :)
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| Enjoying a bit of shade before the big hike |
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Old Rag Mtn crew (c/o Jed Link):
Bushdogg, Jed, Tim, Tiff, Steve, Mark, me, David, Eva and Daniel |
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| (Photo by Jed Link) |
With the humidity, it was record-setting heat index. It was awful. And awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy mountain-conquering friend! :) :) It's no Temple, but looks like you guys had a good time! We need to have another mountain adventure again someday.
ReplyDeleteYah it was disgustingly humid - totally worth it though. We should do it again this fall Jed!
ReplyDeleteG - definitely no Temple, but at least I could make it to the top of this one hehe :) I hope we can go camping with you guys sometime... we've had some great adventures that's for sure! Earl!