Humane Society, Overnight Climbing, and Virginia Creeper Trail

Humane Society 9/25/14

Before our third Membership Meeting of the year, Mountain Alliance brought 15 students and 3 staff to the Watauga County Humane Society. The students put in some service hours around the humane society before getting to spend some quality time with cute animals. "It was really fun," said freshman Summit "Alfred" Fredenburg of her experience. "First, I washed windows with a few other students, then we all played with cats until it was time to leave." The building got cleaner and the animals got some much needed attention - win-win for everyone!

Overnight Climbing 9/26-27/14

We had beautiful weather for our first overnight climbing trip of the school year. Four boys and five girls set out for Little Lost Cove on Friday after school to enjoy some great camping and awesome climbing. The group set up camp near the climbs, enjoyed the delicious camp fire desert of "Cream Puffs," and camped out under the stars. In the morning, the group geared up to go climbing and enjoyed several hours of climbing, belaying, and fun with an awesome group of people.

Virginia Creeper Trail 9/28/14

An excited group of ten students traveled across state lines to bike on the Virginia Creeper Trail. "Everyone on the trip was awesome and easy to talk to," said sophomore Elaine Mansure. The trail stretches 34 miles from Abingdon to Whitetop Station near the NC State Line in Whitetop, VA. Mountain Alliance travelled the 17 miles from Whitetop to Damascus on a beautiful section of the trail that travels through woods and alongside a stream. "We had an excellent time creepin' down the Creeper Trail on our bikes," said Elaine. "It was great! I learned how to improve my biking skills a great deal... and I learned some cool teamwork games!" Elaine said she also met the goals of meeting new friends and not falling off of her bike!