girl scouts of the colonial coast
A guest blog written by Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast Volunteer, Bonnie Taylor.
The Wild Things of GSCCC took on the Triple Crown of
Virginia recently, a three-part hiking experience in Roanoke, Va. which features three iconic vistas—Dragon's Tooth, McAfee Knob and Tinker Cliffs. This was a very challenging
and ambitious goal, but don’t think for
a minute that we couldn’t do it!
On
Tuesday we took on Dragon’s Tooth. This
is a 4.1-mile out and back with 1,227 feet elevation change (each way!). There was a lot of bouldering required for
this hike. We were climbing rocks almost
straight up!
On Wednesday we took on
McAfee Knob. This is the most
photographed spot on the Appalachian Trail.
This hike took us 7.6-miles with 1,591 feet of elevation change (each
way). The view from the Knob is simply
breathtaking.
Then on Thursday we took
on Tinker Cliffs – the most challenging of all. This was a 7-mile hike with 1,902 feet in
elevation change (again, each way). So
overall, we hiked 9,440 feet in elevation change!
Yes, there were some sore muscles. Yes, there
were some blisters and YES there were smiles and arms raised in victory! These girls can say “been there, done that
and got the t-shirt!”
Did I mention we
did this during the hottest week of the year? I recommend everyone try this hike, I just don’t recommend you hike this
during the month of July!
