Hard Work Research Paper

Hard Work Pays Off I take many vacations, and do a lot of hiking. Though, I have to say, Ice Lake is one of my favorites. The trailhead for Ice Lake starts in Silverton/Ouray, and from there it is an eight mile hike, and a 2,430 elevation gain. We were staying in Ouray at the time, when we did the hike. Before the hike, we got lots of water, food, and candy. When we started the hike it was decent weather, but we were still dressed in layers. We kept hiking up switchbacks until we got to a river crossing. The only way to cross the river was a broken, soaking wet log. I was so petrified, so I crawled across it on the hands and knees. The kids went first, so we were waiting for my parents, and aunt to get across. My sister was running back and forth, because we all know she can not sit still. All of a sudden, BOOM! My sister slipped on the …show more content…
Since, me and my brother didn’t have raincoats, we had to wear ponchos. After 30 minutes we stopped and ate some candy. It felt like 1,000 miles through wildflowers, switchbacks, we finally made it to Lower Ice Lake Basin. I was so disappointed, because it looked like a ginormous mud pile. So, we decided to go to Upper Ice Lake Basin. Which was around another two miles, and around 1,000ft elevation gain. Before we started we had a quick snack and took off. After, a little more hiking there was another shallow river crossing. Sadly, my foot fell in and was so soaked,you could hear it squeaking. After climbing a lot more steep switchbacks, we finally got to Upper Ice Lake Basin. It was beautiful, the water was as blue as the sky, and the view was breathtaking. It was freezing at the top, so we took some pictures, enjoyed the view, and started heading back. After a long way back we finally got to the car. We hiked 8 miles that day, and I was exhausted. From that hike, I can say that hard work really does pay