A Change of Pace

Yesterday we changed things up a bit. Everyone was up and out of dorm by 7am for breakfast. 140 campers plus dozens of counselors headed out to climb a mountain while the remaining campers and counselors enjoyed Woodberry's surroundings and engaged in organized activities. The mountain group traveled by bus  to the Shenandoah National Park. The gang who stayed on campus split into two groups. One group played games and the other hiked 5 miles of our 8 mile perimeter trail. Mid-morning the groups switched to the other activity. 


The Old Rag group departed on buses promptly at 8:00am. Old Rag Mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is situated in the Shenandoah National Park. The drive is just under an hour away from Woodberry. Old Rag is a very challenging 8.8 mile hike and rock scramble with spectacular views. At the summit it sits at 3,291 feet.  

After the exhausting hike, the campers boarded the buses to head back to the Forest. The buses remained silent on the way home as the campers and counselors couldn't help but doze after conquering OLD RAG.

Meanwhile, back at the Forest, the guys played hard! In addition to their hike of the perimeter trail, they organized into groups by age and played games of wiffle ball, basketball, and dodgeball. Eventually they made their way to the outdoor pool. 

Our perimeter trail is a total of 8 miles in length and was completed and dedicated just a few years ago. It continues to be kept up (cleared and trimmed) by the students of Woodberry. It is quite a beautiful trail and at certain points there are fabulous views of the Rapidan River and it's rock formations.

After a long rest period the campers were ready to go again. They all headed over to dinner and then met on the steps of the Dick Gym to find out their game schedule for the evening. 

We were  fortunate today with regards to weather. The temperature didn't climb above 75 degrees. You couldn't see as far while on the mountain because of the cloud cover but it did help to cool things down. The skies cleared again in the evening. It was another beautiful night and the games were intense and competitive. 

I bet the boys slept well last night. It was a full and exhausting day  of great adventures. All is well and we're geared up for another day of competition and fun!

Old Rag Photos

A Change of Pace

Yesterday we changed things up a bit. Everyone was up and out of dorm by 7am for breakfast. 140 campers plus dozens of counselors headed out to climb a mountain while the remaining campers and counselors enjoyed Woodberry's surroundings and engaged in organized activities. The mountain group traveled by bus  to the Shenandoah National Park. The gang who stayed on campus split into two groups. One group played games and the other hiked 5 miles of our 8 mile perimeter trail. Mid-morning the groups switched to the other activity. 


The Old Rag group departed on buses promptly at 8:00am. Old Rag Mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is situated in the Shenandoah National Park. The drive is just under an hour away from Woodberry. Old Rag is a very challenging 8.8 mile hike and rock scramble with spectacular views. At the summit it sits at 3,291 feet.  

After the exhausting hike, the campers boarded the buses to head back to the Forest. The buses remained silent on the way home as the campers and counselors couldn't help but doze after conquering OLD RAG.

Meanwhile, back at the Forest, the guys played hard! In addition to their hike of the perimeter trail, they organized into groups by age and played games of wiffle ball, basketball, and dodgeball. Eventually they made their way to the outdoor pool. 

Our perimeter trail is a total of 8 miles in length and was completed and dedicated just a few years ago. It continues to be kept up (cleared and trimmed) by the students of Woodberry. It is quite a beautiful trail and at certain points there are fabulous views of the Rapidan River and it's rock formations.

After a long rest period the campers were ready to go again. They all headed over to dinner and then met on the steps of the Dick Gym to find out their game schedule for the evening. 

We were  fortunate today with regards to weather. The temperature didn't climb above 75 degrees. You couldn't see as far while on the mountain because of the cloud cover but it did help to cool things down. The skies cleared again in the evening. It was another beautiful night and the games were intense and competitive. 

I bet the boys slept well last night. It was a full and exhausting day  of great adventures. All is well and we're geared up for another day of competition and fun!

Old Rag Photos