In April, Troop 66 went to the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. We did a lot of things such as hiking up parts of the mountain where we saw amazing views.
Relaxing at the top of the Hawksbill in Shenandoah National Park are L-R Graham Marcavitch, Henry Bloniasz, Tommy Bishop, Dean Prusi, Sawyer Prusi, and Alex Richter.
We hiked up Hawksbill which was about one mile up and one mile down. There were a lot of deer on the campground. One time four deer came near camp. On the way up to our campsite there was a ton (twenty-five) but not as many on the way down (eight) but still a few.
We also went to Luray Caverns where there was a lot of cool cave stuff like stalagmites and stalactites. There was also an old car museum for some reason, but it was cool in the cave. We saw a wishing well where you could throw a coin in and every year they clean it out and donate it to charity. We also went to Monticello, and we saw Thomas Jefferson’s grave and a slave burial ground, and we saw people doing archaeology when we were there. There was a lot of history there about the slaves, like Sally Hemmings, as well as about Thomas Jefferson. There was also a Thomas Jefferson reenactment where people could ask questions and get a photo with him.
And lastly, we went to Annapolis where we saw a lot of cool military stuff like old weapons and uniforms.