For the third day of our trip we visited Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia. Once again we hiked up the side of a mountain, only this time we actually enjoyed it! There was a 1000 foot change in elevation to the top. Most of the way up we maintained a pretty fast pace because there was another group behind us. There's nothing like a little competition to see who can give themselves a heart attack first from pushing themselves up the side of a mountain. The view was amazing and well worth the hike. There was a balcony where climbers could look out over the valley below and see forests, farms, and sweet semi trucks driving by. Anyway, since the Howland family is known for going the extra mile, we (everyone but me, Alli) wanted to climb an extra 40 feet to the peak of the mountain. As we were climbing the rocks I noticed a sign that said, and I quote "Danger. 15 people have died climbing up here. You can get the same view from the safety of the balcony. It is not worth the risk." When we got to the top, Dad had us stand by the edge to take our picture (above) which made me really uncomfortable. It's not that I didn't like the view; I just didn't want it to be the last thing I saw as I fell off the cliff! We probably stayed up there for about an hour before we started back down. I'm happy to say they won't have to update the sign. We hung out at the visitor center for awhile before we heading off to our hotel in Harrisonburg, VA.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Day 3: West Virginia and Virginia
For the third day of our trip we visited Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia. Once again we hiked up the side of a mountain, only this time we actually enjoyed it! There was a 1000 foot change in elevation to the top. Most of the way up we maintained a pretty fast pace because there was another group behind us. There's nothing like a little competition to see who can give themselves a heart attack first from pushing themselves up the side of a mountain. The view was amazing and well worth the hike. There was a balcony where climbers could look out over the valley below and see forests, farms, and sweet semi trucks driving by. Anyway, since the Howland family is known for going the extra mile, we (everyone but me, Alli) wanted to climb an extra 40 feet to the peak of the mountain. As we were climbing the rocks I noticed a sign that said, and I quote "Danger. 15 people have died climbing up here. You can get the same view from the safety of the balcony. It is not worth the risk." When we got to the top, Dad had us stand by the edge to take our picture (above) which made me really uncomfortable. It's not that I didn't like the view; I just didn't want it to be the last thing I saw as I fell off the cliff! We probably stayed up there for about an hour before we started back down. I'm happy to say they won't have to update the sign. We hung out at the visitor center for awhile before we heading off to our hotel in Harrisonburg, VA.
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hey ali its molly how is your vacation going? We just got back from six flags it was fun. Hey do you have any idea what time the high school swim meeting was and where it was? because no one seems to know and i would like to be able to get to the meeting. So are you having funn? alot of hicking I am guessing
g2g
molly
I am glad tooo that they didnt have to update that sign
molly
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