Nathaniel and Hannah
Last week the sixth grade went to Dry Falls and Vantage. After a long car ride we arrived at Dry Falls. We explored the visitor center and set up our tents and after a great meal went to bed. However, after only being sleep a little while the wind picked up and we had to get up and make sure the tents didn't fall down. Eventually the tent poles broke. We had to take the tents down and move. We moved to a field by the bathrooms. At eleven o'clock we were settled into our sleeping bags. At one o'clock the sprinklers came on and soaked everything. We finally found a spot and got to sleep.
On Tuesday we packed up and went to Vantage. On the way there we went on a hike. However, Sidney hurt her knee and went to the hospital. For the rest of the day we played at a park.
On Wednesday we woke up in the new campsites in our replacement tents. We climbed for the first time on the trip. Some groups hiked to the sand dunes while others went to a waterfall. For lunch we had the same lunch we had every day of the trip, bread. After lunch we continued our activities including private journaling in the canyon.
Thursday was like Wednesday except we hiked to Never Never Land and we also repelled. Repelling is when you start at the top of a cliff and lower yourself to the bottom.
On Friday we packed up camp and went home. On the way we stopped at the Ginkgo Petrified Forest to look at the petrified wood. We arrived at Westside School at 3:00. All and all the trip was really fun and successful. Even the sprinklers were kind of fun.
