Shoes scuffling, empty water bottles clanging against full, heavy backpacks, and the muffled shouts of "only three more miles!" But these are not just any hikers, these are the seventh graders of Westside Middle School. The 7th grade divided into three different groups for this trip. Group 1 was led by Mark and Holly, climbed to a pass and then to Woptus Lake. Group 2 was led by David and Jillian and went up to Woptus Lake as well. Group 3 was led by Susannah and Kevin who went to Pete Lake and hiked up to Spectacle Lake for a day hike.
There were good parts and bad parts on the trips. According to students, some of the groups got different privileges than the other groups. For example, one group hiked the first day and then got a full day of rest. At one point one group even ran out of toilet paper! These matters may seem small and insignificant, but when you're on a camping trip every tiny thing matters.
Some fun things that groups got to do got to were wade into a lake, take a day of rest, and even knock over trees! Students ate burritos, rice, ramen, sandwiches, and summer sausages (although one group may have gone a little overboard with five sausages while others got only one).
There were also some injuries during the trips, as some people got cuts on their feet from hiking, were scratched by pine trees, and one person even fell off a log. But all groups did have good weather throughout the whole trip. The next seventh grade trip is not until spring. Now is that a good thing... Or a bad thing?
By Greta
