The whole grade drags their huge
duffle bags, sleeping bags, and lawn chairs up to the front of the school
creating a pile the size of Mount Everest. Everyone jumped on to the buses, excited
to take a break from school and go camping. The bus ride was about an hour
long, but when you are with friends and a good book time flies. When we got to
the high ropes course we were split into two groups via the one two method. Everyone
tried to organize themselves to get into the group they wanted. My group gets
to take the leap of faith first, where one person climbs to the top of a
wiggling pole wearing a full body harness attached to three ropes. If they get
to the top they “take a leap of faith” and jump off trusting your friends not
to drop you 20 feet. Then we moved on to the high ropes course where you move
through obstacles 15 feet in the air hooked to a cable. When you get to the end
you zip line to the bottom. Then we went on a hike. It was super muddy from the
snow, but the view was stunning. When we got to the camping site we put up the
tents with no instructions, which was interesting. Afterwards we had dinner and
hung out until it was time for camp fire. With the bonfire raging we toasted
our marshmallows to make ooey gooey smores. The next morning we woke up sore
from sleeping on the ground and hungry for pancakes. Our bellies full of pancakes,
we went to the rec center to go rock climbing, swimming, and for the girls to
take showers. Rock climbing was awesome and terrifying. We learned bouldering
and how to belay. For lunch we got to roam Canmore and find something to eat. This
was followed by more swimming and rock climbing. Back at camp we had a dinner
of ham and grilled cheese sandwiches and the smoke of the bonfire followed me
everywhere I sat. That night the wind howled and most people woke to the sound
of their tent flapping in the wind and some tents did not make the night. The
next morning we had muffins and bananas for breakfast, and packed away our
stuff while the boys helpfully pulled up our tents while we were still in them.
When the bus finally came I knew everyone was planning to have a nap when they
got home.
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