Our trip this time was the hiking of a portion of the continental divide.
The total mileage of the hike was about 28. The weather during this time was usually cold. Many of the days that we were out, it snowed, rained, or both at the same time. We hiked for a total of five days.
During our hike my group and I saw many interesting animals. A few of the animals that we saw were big horned sheep, trout, elk, moose, and many different types of rodents like squirrels and chipmunks. One of my teammates says that he saw a fox slinking through our camp in the middle of the night. Many mornings our team awoke to find ourselves soaking wet because of perspiration and the morning dew that collected on our sleeping bags.
The hiking was one of the harder things that the group faced during our trip. The first day, the group hiked around six miles. The second day we also hiked around 6 miles. The day after that we got a brake and only had to hick three miles. The one problem with that was that the hike was three miles long up a hill and crossing over a mountain. While we were crossing over the mountain we got caught up in a snow storm/ white out that cut visibility to about twenty feet. The only good part of the hike was the downhill, which was about ten times easier. The last day was the longest hike, which was nine miles, but it was easier than some of the other days because it was plain and even. On the last day the team really pushed each other hard. Because of all of the effort that each teammate put in the hike, the team and I were able to complete our nine-mile hike within five hours.
Over all because of all of the hard work our team put out to make this trip a successful experience, I can say that I was able to take many different experiences out of it. I believe that if we work this hard during the rest of out time at soar, we as a team will be able to overcome any challenge that may confront us.
Thank you very much for reading this passage,
I am very impressed, Anders! I have never hiked
ReplyDeletein such conditions. I hope all your gear is holding up in the snow? And you are right....what a huge challenge you all overcame. xox Mom
Hey Anders! I miss you a lot! i really enjoyed reading your article! Have lots of fun, and stay warm! xoxoxoxo Siv
ReplyDeleteHey Anders! I miss you a lot! i really enjoyed reading your article! Have lots of fun, and stay warm! xoxoxoxo Siv
ReplyDeleteHey there Anders and teammates,
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys have done some rigorous hiking while on this SOAR trip. Your stamina and muscles must be increasing. It can be miserable when the sleeping bags get wet and it gets cold. At least the mosquitoes weren't bothering you! It has been so interesting getting the details of your weeks together. Tell the other guys we enjoyed their stories also. Did you enjoy the target shooting? Lots of new experiences. Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Grandma Marilyn and Grandpa Kerm