I wondered why only three parents volunteered for today’s sixth-grade field trip, to hike Old Rag Mountain near Sperryville, Virginia—myself, Ted Eldredge and Laura Scharfenberg. After all, the 8-mile hike was open to all parents and was described as simply “rigorous” in the preparation materials sent home. But who could resist an early November hike in the picturesque Shenandoah Valley with peak fall colors and nice weather expected? Well, it turns out perhaps those who had heard the Old Rag […]

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