You know you are in for some serious hiking when you walk a mile from the parking lot to the trailhead. After completing this 10-mile hike, I now feel like a rock climber . . . just kidding, I know I'm not a climber but I can still pretend to be.
The trail to the summit takes you through a mile long (what is called) rock scramble with narrow passages like this one, requiring some serious climbing, or is my case, lifting up, pushing and pulling up by my husband. We had to jump down into several narrow passages and then we had to climb back out. There were no stairs and there were no cables to hang onto. Plus it rained while we were hiking and the rocks were wet and slippery in spots. This 12 foot deep narrow passage was our first challenging part of the hike.
After we made it through this passage, we looked at the trail before us and saw where we were going. We could see two guys (a lot younger than us) up on the ridge. Following the blue marks on the rocks, we pushed on.
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| Heading up that Ridge |
We were faced with several narrow passages and a small cave we had to climb through. This is a picture of what the trail looked like and some of the climbing we had to do.
Is this not the biggest rock on top of a mountain you have ever seen?
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| This thing is huge! |
This is the view from the top and this is why we go hiking. There is nothing better than eating lunch on top of a mountain with a view like this. Incredible! Thanking God for the beauty of the mountains and that I can get out and enjoy what He has created.
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| View from the Top |
Old Rag Mountain is an amazing and very challenging hike. We did this hike on October 17, 2013 which was our wedding anniversary. It was a perfect day and a great way to make memories with my husband of 32 years.
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But Jesus answered, "I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!" ~
Luke 19:40
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