A Long Drive to the
Clouds
Kevin Williams
Waking
up this morning to one of the most beautiful sunrises yet, I was happy to see
Dustin cooking the first hot breakfast in the front country since we have
gotten out of Canada. The Badlands have been quite the sight for most; we were
able to see bighorn sheep, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and a lucky few were able
to spot bison far in the distance while looking out atop a cliff. Leaving after
clean up this morning, we had a long 10-1hour drive to Lander, Wyoming in our
new minivan. Along our drive we were able to see Devil’s tower, cowboys herding
cows, and the inside of a cloud at 9,000ft above sea level, it was a very sight
worthy ride today. As we got to
Lander around 7:30pm we decided tp take Jeff out to eat for his birthday at a
local restaurant that served us some of the best food you could eat. As I lay
in my tent, reflecting on the day as well as the week, I can say it has been a
rough transition from the back country to the front country. Already burning
two Dutch ovens, spending far too much money on food, being slower than we’d
like, and getting side tracked by people and things at home; we as a group are
struggling to get back into the flow of everything. No one can be blamed but we
should all take responsibility of OUR group. I become frustrated with myself
more every day because I’ve been taught the skills and have been taught the
lessons to create a better group, yet as a member of the group I don’t seem to
create any positive change for the group. We WILL get better as we learn from
our mistakes but for now I’ll leave you with this, “Oh but everybody thinks,
that everybody knows, about everybody else, nobody knows, anything about
themselves, cause their all worried about everybody else.” –Jack Johnson
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