Oh man this was a cool expedition! We went backpacking (thank God!) caving, and climbing at Climbmax. I had a lot of fun on my expedition. The caving was awesome! The things we saw in the caves were unreal. I didn’t take a lot of pictures partly because of my completely rational fear of my camera being stolen by a cave camel and because of the flash. Also thank you JJ’s parents for the money to get White Castle Hamburgers! That was awesome. I’ve been reading a lot of Bill Bryson lately and I think that it has started to influence my writing.
Backpacking:
First days on a hiking trip are always the hardest. First there is the realization that you have to walk everywhere (the HORROR!). Then there is the fact of your backpack. That thing that when fully packed is about as agreeably to pick up as a four hundred pound porcupine that has the sole wish to make you feel pain. But it’s not all that bad, you have a shelter to look forward to each night. Ours looked like the roof of some weird house that got ripped off right over the head of its previous owner and flung into the woods. At least it keeps you dry when it rains… and the mice that it also shelters. But hey I’m not complaining. I love backpacking and all of the little trials it throws into your face for you to McGyver your way out of. From the awesome views for the top of the multitude of mountains the trail insists that you summit to the small streams that you get all of your water from.
We also went to Manna food bank to help package food for people in need. I got use a tape gun that allowed me to try and attack my friends with tape. I tried to stealth tape things to the backs of Chris and JJ. For some reason instructor Chris and Sophie didn’t like my idea of starting an all out game of hide-n-seek in the food bank warehouse.
Well I have had a ton of fun on this trip and I can’t wait for Thanksgiving!
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