Suz and Dan Daze: Fall Stuff

We're back in Virginia and chilling for a few weeks and doing some local stuff. One item which has been on our list for a very long time is a hike up Old Rag Mountain. Now, the National Parks Services has categorized Old Rag as a "strenuous" hike but since we haven't paid much attention to the National Parks Services rankings before, what does "strenuous" actually mean to a couple of OLDs? Since we like to share good times, we enlisted a friend of ours, Bernie, to join us on the hike. We started out just fine with a nice change of elevation, nothing too strenuous. After taking a break, we approached the Rock Scramble with enthusiasm... Well, the Rock Scramble isn't a short scramble over a couple of serious rocks, it's a serious scramble, push, pull and roll over many serious rocks and, most definitely, ranks in the "strenuous" category for young and OLD. The following are from the summit where we stopped for lunch. Overall, the entire loop was approximately 9 miles and we accomplished it in 6 1/2 hours, including lunch. Yes, very proud of our day on Old Rag Mountain.

Approaching the summit

Great weather for the hike and the views from the summit, outstanding

We made it!!!

Come September/October, we head to the Chesapeake Bay for an overnight with a couple of old friends from Manassas, Dan & Judy. The following is the view from their front yard as the sun rises over the Bay. Always fun catching up and enjoying the beauty of fall in Virginia.