Nature Walk!

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, started out a little differently than the rest of the Exploratory days. Some of the secondary students trudged through the snow, into the school loaded with hats, gloves, boots, and everything else that could keep them warm; for today, they were going to go on a Nature Walk led by Sara Hughes. After getting bundled up, the students and one teacher got into teams of two. One on each team had to blindfolded and be led by the other's directions out the door, through the school yard, and down a ravine to the creek behind the school. Then, they were allowed to take off their blindfolds and relish the views. Everything had just been freshly covered with snow so the students enjoyed taking pictures and trying to identify newly laid tracks. They hiked all the way up the creek to the beginning. During the trip they managed to see an owl, beaver dam, and many other interesting sights! Sadly, soon it was time to go back and so the people who were not blindfolded before, donned the scarves, and took their turn. These people made their way on a twisting turning journey all the way back to the school! Unfortunately, this route cannot be explained better, as the writer was one of blindfolded subjects! Overall, the individuals who took this hike had an exhilarating time and hope to do more like it in the future!