Monday, May 9, 2022
At 5:15 AM, all seventh graders and their chaperones were at the airport ready to fly to Washington DC. After four sleepless hours on the plane, we had made it. We were met with our ‘home’ bus that would serve us for the duration of the trip. Its first destination for us was Harpers Ferry National Park. At HF, we ate lunch, got a briefing about the history of the area, and then headed off to our hike. We started by checking out some of the town, and before long we were climbing the steps to get up above the town and to the trail. The hike was quite treacherous. There were some jumps, big strides to make, trees and vines to avoid, and throughout all of that the terrain was mostly uneven. But if you just took a second to ignore all of the hazards and take in the nature, you would find it beautiful. As famously remarked by Henry O., “Nature’s Crevices” were quite the charm. You could look through a tunnel of trees from way high up, and it would lead all the way back to the ground. After this gorgeous hike, we went to the hotel. I found this hotel rather charming – I am okay making it my home for the next few nights. After some chillaxing, we went to a rather scrumptious dinner.