I woke up Friday morning around seven, comfortable in my rainbow hammock, surrounded by tents which my counselors and friends had slept in. Bus days were finally paused, and the hikes were to begin in less than two hours; I was ecstatic.
Eight campers and two staff members piled into the white van we had rented. We only had just enough room for all of our hiking packs to be placed on our laps and in the little crevices we could smush them in. When we arrived at the trailhead we gathered around the map to see what were getting ourselves into, and then stretched for quite some time. Once ready we sat in a circle and shared what we were excited for, what we were afraid of, and what we wanted to accomplish, “I’m excited to get closer with everyone,
Eight campers and two staff members piled into the white van we had rented. We only had just enough room for all of our hiking packs to be placed on our laps and in the little crevices we could smush them in. When we arrived at the trailhead we gathered around the map to see what were getting ourselves into, and then stretched for quite some time. Once ready we sat in a circle and shared what we were excited for, what we were afraid of, and what we wanted to accomplish, “I’m excited to get closer with everyone,