Old Rag

Wednesday, I set out to Old Rag Mountain with a couple friends: Brittany, Josh, Shane and Gabby. I have always heard everyone talk about this amazing hike and being deprived of mountains in Florida, i was determined to hike this before the summer was out.
We arrived at the mountain around 8:30. Decided we would take the shorter trail, 3 miles, and began our hike at 8:45am. for the first half of the incline, it was like any other mountian trail i had been on, steep and a nice path. then we came to the Rocks! Let the fun begin!
we found a dog on the trail amidst the rocks, called the owner, owner was rude. the dog looked etremely weak and tired. we were saddened by this...
Ok, while i have a fear of heights, over the years i have begun to realize that to let my fears run my life will only have me miss out on some awesome opportunities. When ever im faced with a height fear to overcome, i let my self freak out internally for a few seconds, take a deep breath, and just go for it! this method was used mucho wednesday as we had to jump up, down, over and under rocks along the mountainside.
its a good think josh and shane were there to guide us and help us up some of the rocks.

the views along the way and at the peak were INCREDIBLE!! so worth it! I love how each mountain top view i have seen is completely different then the one before. God has such creativity that he created each uniquely!

for our decent, we chose the 4.5 mile route, basically meaning we circled the mountian that day! it was great! this trail was just as steep as the other one had been, but was a steady steep and didnt have the crazy rock wall and maze that the other side did. At the end of the day, im glad we went down the 4.5 mile way, but i love and will probably always hike up using the 3 mile route. its mucho fun and awesome!
pics are posted on faceboook.