Day One!
Today I went with a few other students to the Capitol Reef field station. There were some problems with students being unable to go; since there were so many spots open my husband was able to come along with me, which has made this trip very enjoyable so far. He did almost beat me when we were playing ‘two lies one truth’. I didn’t win, but we were tied… so it’s okay. The drive up here was pretty enjoyable, I didn’t (like most people here) get very much sleep last night, so it was nice to sit back for a few hours and do nothing. The conversation was pretty comfortable, which added to the peaceful feeling.
This is my first time coming here, and actually the first national park I’ve been to in Utah. We left a little earlier than expected and were a little ahead of schedule, until we came to a small blizzard. We had to slow down for this so it took is a little while to get through. When we finally did get through we stopped for a very long and very delicious lunch.
When we arrived we had a small orientation, picked our rooms and headed out on a small hike. We discussed Indian petroglyphs pictographs, and then hiked on to look at some. To be adventurous, we took a different path back to the station, planning to walk on the opposite side of a nearby stream. So, we hopped across it, and 45 seconds later, hopped back to the other side… It was wild!
When we got back we played a few games, ate dinner (had some really good cookies for dessert) and played another game. We were supposed to go repelling tomorrow, but current weather conditions wont allows, so we’ll be going on a hike instead. Which is fine with me, I don’t care what I’m doing as long as I get to be out in nature.
This is my first time coming here, and actually the first national park I’ve been to in Utah. We left a little earlier than expected and were a little ahead of schedule, until we came to a small blizzard. We had to slow down for this so it took is a little while to get through. When we finally did get through we stopped for a very long and very delicious lunch.
When we arrived we had a small orientation, picked our rooms and headed out on a small hike. We discussed Indian petroglyphs pictographs, and then hiked on to look at some. To be adventurous, we took a different path back to the station, planning to walk on the opposite side of a nearby stream. So, we hopped across it, and 45 seconds later, hopped back to the other side… It was wild!
When we got back we played a few games, ate dinner (had some really good cookies for dessert) and played another game. We were supposed to go repelling tomorrow, but current weather conditions wont allows, so we’ll be going on a hike instead. Which is fine with me, I don’t care what I’m doing as long as I get to be out in nature.
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