so I'll just get this overwith. His name is John; Drag is a nickname that comes from his last name. Anyway, we went to Mt. Pleasant in Amherst, VA, by Jim's recommendation (thanks Jim!). Its a 3 mile hike through the woods and then up a steep rocky mountainside, which was rough with a heavy backpack attached! But it was a beautiful hike- the leaves are changing colors up there, and there are huge boulder sized rocks all along the trail. Well, when we finally got to the top, we went even further to the overlook and camped right below one of the rock outcroppings (which ended up being a smart idea because the rocks blocked us from all the wind and kept us warmer at night!). We watched an amazing sunset from the rock outcrop, and once the sun went down, man did it get colder fast! It was so nice to get out of the city for a bit, and to hear such silence on the mountain top (although we did bring a little transistor radio and found an awesome bluegrass station at one point during the night!)
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