Day Seven: South Fork Eagle River

Today we went to South Fork Eagle River Trail, I was in the medium fast group. On the way out I talked with Sam and Ms. Brown about work that Sam and I do and all the outdoor stuff we do. We decided to stop and camp at the bridge till we had to turn back. On the way back we passed this bearded guy with boobs three times. It  was very disturbing, but we all acted like we didn't notice on every encounter. I talked to Crystal on the way back about our boyfriends, it was a mildly interesting conversation. We stopped at a spot where there was a path straight up and some of us wanted to go up for the fun of it and because we were running early. Others, like me, did not. So three staff members stayed with the bulk of the group and one walked up with about four kids. While we were sitting there waiting for them to come back down the fast group went running by. When we got back we heard Tilo went boss mode and carried Maddi back to the bus after she got hurt.

Today we hiked about four miles in South Fork Eagle River. We were split into three groups. There was the fast group for the overachievers, like Kili, Brandon, Koa, and Tilomai. Then we had the medium group for people like me, Tabatha, and Cherelle. I was in this group for awhile, until I got tired and was too lazy to catch up with the group. We made it to this awesome bridge, which made me want to jump in and swim. Then we stopped there and turned around, ‘cause that's all we had a time for. I saw a lot of creepy looking people, but they were friendly. It was warm, but it wasn't really sunny. We stopped a couple times for breaks and I kept complaining about my thighs hurting from those really long hills. After about two hours of hiking, we finally made it back down. We were all exhausted, but we had fun. These hikes have been really painful for me, but at least I was able to go halfway and back, even though I kept complaining the whole time. As I got on the bus, I noticed some of the group members from the fast team were missing. Until I looked out the window and saw this mysterious warrior named Tilomai carrying Maddi, who had gotten hurt and needed help to get back to the bus. Never in my life have I seen such a strong girl like Tilo. This young warrior chugged four water bottles. Finally we came back to school. Overall, this program has been a wonderful experience for me. I made new friends, met new teachers, like Ms. Taylor, who is awesome, and this weirdo named Ben who thinks he's a great teacher but he isn't. Just kidding, Ben you’re an awesome teacher, although you’re very weird sometimes. Today is my last day, cause I'm moving. But I had fun.