Day 56 (10/05/13)- A
stationary day
By:Norris Andriuskevicius
“Your
present circumstances don’t determine where you go, they merely determine where
you start.” -Nido Quebin
Waking
up in the morning I was grateful we were able to sleep in a little longer this
morning. After an egg and potatoes breakfast we moved on into the now very
familiar Saturday schedule which include the LOW debrief and transition into
the new LOW’s. From the feedback provided and the past weeks experience it
seems the LOW’s had done a great job! After the government shutdown, our
previously planned route to go to Yosemite National Park had to change, and the
LOW’s had choose to go explore the beautiful Mountainous region of Utah. As I
write this journal I am surrounded by red mountains, cliffs, and valleys. Today was also a day where we were able
to enjoy the good weather, with blue skies the reminiscent Summer warmth of the
sun lay upon my skin. The LOW’s
had came up with a great idea of a group-building experience, and a good
training session for our upcoming week hiking the Sierras in Ansel Adams
wilderness for two weeks. We then split the group into two teams on a large
grass field, and played a recreation touch football game in a very nice
setting. With any game, things had got really competitive over game rules,
something that should’ve been discussed before we started. As we ran touchdowns
into the end zone, it was apparent that our lungs will get some exhausting
experience being highly active at high altitudes of 3,000-5,000 ft above sea
level. Being the furthest West I have ever been, I have to make note again on
the beauty of our environment in Utah. With a high head lift you are able to
witness the majestic mountains, and the weather associated with the mountains
includes warm days and and freezing nights. Today, we had a special guest from
last years ECOEE visit our camp, Kelly Bauer. Tomorrow we are going to go visit
her workplace with youth-at-risk at Red Cliff Ascent, where I have a great
feeling we are going to be learning and experiencing some shocking and
interesting things. The group also reviewed it’s standing in the group
development phase, which we agreed is steadily improving.
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