Pete's birthday fell on a Tuesday this year, so he and Dad climbed Old Rag on Saturday, August 13. Jonathan was climbing Sugarloaf that day, so Pete and Dad went by themselves this time.
This year it rained several times on the ascent, pretty hard at times. They had to pause a few times to find dry spots, to prevent getting their feet drenched:
But they persevered and finally made it to the top:
At the top, it seems that they were above the clouds and there was no more rain until they got back down the mountain. Pete sprained his ankle near the top, but was able to finish the climb (not much choice).
Below, a picture of the millipede before the "incident":
The new game they did on the flat 4 mile walk at the end was improv. They would dream up a scenario and then act it out. These are the scenarios they did:
- Guy needs to buy poles that say "No Fires" and "No Horses"
- Guy applying for job as a firefighter
- Guy goes to pet shop to buy a goldfish
- Guy ordering a pizza
- Guy lost in desert encounters a lemonade stand
- Guy calling up for a tow truck
They really wanted to stop at the Dukes of Hazzard convention in Sperryville to take some pictures of the General Lee cars and meet Daisy and Cooter, but they were on a schedule to be home for dinner with Nana, Aunt Cathy, and Joey. They did see a General Lee car driving on Route 522 in Sperryville. Dad told Pete all about the old Dukes of Hazzard TV show. They decided that he and Pete need to watch a few episodes.
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