Rivers and Roads
Kyle Pickett
When we
woke up this morning we woke up to the sound of thunder. And while this could
have dampened our spirits, the group stayed positive. We got ready quickly and
then broke down camp to head out to Oak Hammock Marsh for our interpretive
tour. We encountered our first storm on the way and quickly got our rain gear
on when we arrived at our destination. We headed inside and we were greeted by
a very impressive set up of the marsh land. Our tour guide Paula soon greeted
us and we began. She told us all about the marsh and its history. She also told
us about all the wildlife that was in the area and how important they were to
the area. We then had a tour outside with our guides Craig and Brian. The two
guides took us on a small voyager trip around the marsh where we learned of the
plants that were found there as well as seeing the animals who lived there. The
second tour outside was led by Paula where she gave us an interpretive walk of
the marsh. While on the walk we were able to witness a rare site of a Prairie
Falcon which is not common to the area.
After the
tour we soon headed out and began our long journey to our next campsite. This
journey soon became even longer as we soon encountered a small problem. The
campsite we wanted to stay at was full. Because of this we continued down the
road in search of another place to stay. We ended up having to drive all the
way to a town called the Pas to find a place to stay the night. Yet while we traveled along that long road to get to our next stop, we got to experience
the feeling of being alone with no one but ourselves around. With this feeling
we got experience time alone with each other and got to become closer as a
group and as friends
“At the end of the
open road, we come to ourselves”- Louis Simpson
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