Saturday morning I set out to hike the roller coaster. Otherwise known as Virginia Section 3 of the Appalachian Trail. 14 miles in length along Virginia’s Blue Ridge. It’s the 6 hills, each 700 feet tall, that make this hike very difficult. The weather was clear and cool, the footing was good and very few hikers were on this section of the trail today. I finished 7 hours. Everything after the roller coaster will be relatively easy.