On a bright, hot day in mid-September, a group of scouts and adult leaders headed out to Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah Mountains for Troop 233’s annual post-Labor Day hike. We also got the chance to welcome a couple of new scouts to the troop.

In the end, after a challenge-filled hike in 90+ degree heat through tight spaces and rock scrambles, the intrepid hikers were rewarded with spectacular views of the Shenandoah Valley.