Day 94 and 95: Adventures in the Backwoods

The weekend of Days 94 and 95 saw my adventures continuing on a nearby mountain in Alabama. My college organized a weekend retreat for the sophomore class. So when Saturday morning rolled around I found myself packed into a van like sardines with fifteen other students off on a road trip.

When our van finally pulled into the camp we were staying at, I was thoroughly tired and my voice was sore from the amount of singing that had occurred over the course of our journey. The camp was a beautiful and rustic affair in the backwoods of Alabama. The cabins were comfortable and based off of a cross between modern amenities, 19^th century construction, and rustic aesthetics.

Almost as soon as I was unpacked and had met the other girls I would be sharing a cabin with, I was off into the woods. There were trees to climb, boulders to scale, trails to follow, wildlife to chase, and pictures to take. Several of the girls in my cabin accompanied me and we thoroughly explored as much as we could before dark set in.

The next day passed in similar fashion. The woods sprawled before us and we picked a trail going west into the heart of the mountains and set out. Through our journey we explored old cabins, climbed several rock faces, catalogued fungi, sang hobbit walking songs, and walked into a good number of spider webs. The change of scenery was wonderful, and exploring a new mountain with friends made the journey even more enjoyable. I was quite sad when the afternoon rolled around and it was time to leave for college again.

The Road Goes Ever On and On,
~ Daisy Buttons