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Aug 4, 2024, 5:30:12 PM8/4/24

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Unfortunatelyfor Jendra he got sick just before the trip and had to bail. But Alex offered to lead it in his place and once I confirmed I was going I offered to co-lead. As we got closer to the trip though the forecast looked ominous. A large thunderstorm would be sweeping through the area that evening, forecast to potentially dump an inch of rain while we were on the mountain. Sounded like a potentially very memorable trip!

We hit the trail a little more than an hour later than planned after some folks got stuck in Friday afternoon traffic. We aired down in the area known as the Quarry, and then continued on our way. The route up to the mountain along US Forest Road 225 was uneventful. We noticed the stream crossings actually had a few inches of water in them which was actually noteworthy because a) there is almost never water in them and b) the rain had not yet started.

A few folks made it home but many of us decided to call it a night either in a parking lot or a hotel/motel in Harrisonburg. After an epic night wheeling up the mountain in a flood warning and thunderstorm it was nice to end the night in a warm bed and reflect on our most recent adventure.