Hiking Trip Reflection

My outdoor education class went on a hiking trip in the Frontenac Park. It was my first time ever going on a trip like that; I thought it was a fun and an exciting new experience. When I first learned about the trip I didn’t really know what to expect, or know how we would be camping over night. We started hiking on the first day and I found it to be challenging. I wasn’t used to walking while carrying all my supplies and gear. But after the first hour or so, I started to enjoy it. I found we all worked really well together, and made it to the first campsite in good time.
We were all really happy to finally get to the campsite after a long day. My group brought amazing food and we handled the mini stoves with care. My group was Yannick, Peter and I, and we all shared a tent. We had no problems setting our tent up because we worked together. My group also worked with Nick and Benson. We all shared a camping spot, and we hung our food in a tree in the same bag so it would be easier to find the food. We needed to hang the food in a tree so animals couldn’t reach it. The first night we did not do very good job cleaning up our camp site. We left food and candy wrappers lying around. In the morning we got picked everything up and got rid of the garbage and tried to do a better job in the next campsite. When we started hiking to get to the second destination I found the day exciting and interesting. There were so many cool things while we were walking through the park. We walked by an old mine, and went to the look-out point over the lake. The weather was great considering it was early October. It wasn’t too chilly outside, and the view at the look-out point was just amazing. The day was so nice everyone went swimming! The water was cold at first, but once your body got numb it didn’t seem that cold.
When we got to the next camping spot, we got our tents up very quickly and got started on making a fire. Once we got the fire going, some of us cooked on the stoves, and some cooked over the fire. It got dark out really fast in the evening, so we had to get our food hung in the tree quickly. We got everything in the bag fine, and it all worked out perfectly. The nights got very cold, so I will have to remember to bring a pair of warm socks next time. In the morning we did a much better job of cleaning up after ourselves around the campsite. We left no garbage, and all the half eaten food was thrown in the fire pit.
It was a short walk back to the bus which was a good thing because my feet were aching like crazy after all the hiking we did. Once we got on the bus it must have taken me just five minutes to fall asleep. This hiking trip was one of the best experiences I have ever had, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is thinking of going on the trip.