Day 2 at Cardigan

by Connor.T September, 26, 2016

by Connor.T

The next day we all got up and raced down to get the hot chocolate. It tasted so good. After we had hot chocolate we got ready to go on the big hike to Cardigan Mountain and Fire Screw. After all of the hustle to get our stuff on, we met outside and then we left. We decided that we would want to go to Fire Screw first. As we started up the mountain, It was a very green region it was rather easy to go up at the start. But then we hit a huge hilly region with lots of rocks. It took us forever to get up it plus we took a few breaks to do sketches and waypoints . As we finally got to the top of Fire Screw witch was a difernt reigon from when we were at the bottom with no to much plant life.It was a beautiful view you could see for miles this was a little bit different region than those rocks. Then we decided to take a snack break do a sketch of the mountain and a waypoint. After about 20 minutes or so our group was on it's way to Cardigan mountain. Unlike the 5 mile hike to Fire Screw, Cardigan was shorter. Since our group is refreshed we moved at a fast pace and we make good time before we know it we are at the top of Mount Cardigan witch was the same type of reigon as Fire Screw our goal was complete. We stopped to take another break and ate lunch. The view was so amazing even better than on Fire Screws. Our elevation was pretty high. We made a sketch and a waypoint and relaxed. It was so green off of the cliff it was so beautiful. I have not seen anything like it . We were all so excited that we were the first group up there because we wanted to be the first group to get back to the camp. With full stomachs we were ready to hike some more. We decided since we were a energetic group that it would be good to go to 2 more peak summits. So that is what we did. A an hour and a half or so later we were halfway down the mountain. We stopped to take a break and took a waypoint and sketch then we were on our way. When we were about a mile or two away from camp we found a plant that smells like root beer. Then a few minutes later we were at camp after a very very long hike. That night we had dinner and then a bone fire. It was huge and we made animals calls. We also did repeat after me songs which were kinda corney. It was a very fun night.