Day 5

Day 5 7/19/13

Dang! Today is already Friday, right? J

Woke up 7:30

Ate (eggs, pancakes, cooked by War Pony)

Got ready

Left to a trail head

Split into two groups, sign workers and trail workers

Worked

Lunch/Swimming

Swimming

Split into two groups, trail workers and other workers

Went back to camp

Future:

Blog

Shower

Last night:

Showered

Collected firewood

Came back, everyone else left, only BandWagon

We did dishes, danced, and taught each other dance moves

Everyone came back

Fire circle/sharing circle

Shared most embarrassing stories

Played two truths and a lie

Roasted marshmallows

Slept

Today was a lot of fun! We got to sleep in a little bit and then we all piled into the cars with the instructions of having long pants on.

We went to a nearby trailhead and got a brief introduction of our two rangers.

Joe Welke – Trails Volunteer  Coordinator

Jason Fisher – Developer of Recreation

After that we split into two groups and received hard hats: Sign workers and trail workers. I was in the trail worker group with Joe and I received a hand saw, while my friend Brandi got a pair of clippers. Our job was to cut down and trim trees that were encroaching on the trail in the woods (if we didn’t feel right about that job we were allowed to switch, but I stayed). We followed the trail down doing that work together. At first I felt a little bad about it but I understand why it’s needed; I still apologized to every tree. As we worked people would come and go by us, usually chaperones reminding/demanding that we stay hydrated!  YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. After a while had passed lunch was called and we had to follow the group the rest of the way down the trail to the river, which was beautiful. There me and Brandi skipped food and jumped in swimming. We swam across the lake and back J. The water was cold but deliciously refreshing. When we got out we had lunch, cleaned up the area, and headed back on the trail, continuing our job of tree management, getting the areas we hadn’t gotten too. Brandi and I were a bit ahead of the group and sat at the car, we waited a few minutes and then Sheryl and Haver showed up. While we waited we learned about natural fauna and fruit. Now we’re sitting in the car waiting to go shower all this dirt off of us! We also get to do laundry! J Then when we come back Heritage 2 is cooking dinner. For today I’d say it was great, we had a good amount of hard work that helped the environment and then we got to play! Everything was well worth it J

I’m gonna pack up all my stuff tonight because this is our last night in this beautiful forest. I like my sleep so having everything ready will be nice.
Tomorrow is also supposed to be a long drive, but I’m prepared! I HAVE DR.WHO EPISODES ON MY COMPUTER! I also have two movies.

Overall the Dechutes area is a fantastic place and I know that I want to come back here for sure, especially that swimming hole!

Also today has helped me solidify what I want my future career to be. I really enjoyed working outside today and can’t wait to start again! I was a little worried about my career choice not being right for me, but now I’m sure that I will thoroughly enjoy my chosen path J

Au revior! Ari and BandWagon out!