Mt. Roberts

This is the begining of the trail.

Mt. Roberts trail hike

You know that quote,"Time flys when you are having fun"? Well I hate that quote so much because it is true. I didn't have that much fun on the hike and it felt like forever. We went up the Mt. Roberts trail. It was raining. We had to go up two big hills before the hike and people were already tired. Samantha and Emma were in my group. We decided to stay in the back of the group so we didn't go too slow and people didn't have to be behind us. I eventually lost my group. Samantha was in front of me and Emma was way back. I was hiking alone for the longest time. Everyone was in front of me. Once I stopped at an opening in front of trees and it was a really pretty picture. There was a cruise ship leaving. Too bad I didn't have my camera. :( But you know what the worst part was, when you are hiking and you look what is in front of you and there is a cliff which you have to hike. Well I keep going and got all muddy. Also, my poncho didn't do its job. Stupid poncho. Note to self: don't get ponchos. NEVER GET PONCHOS! I got all soaked. I also took a couple short cuts. strong> Someone mentioned that when people took shortcuts they could have took a couple steps to go around the shortcut but they rather save 10 seconds of their hike. Then, as I was getting up I saw the tram! It was like I died and came back to life! I went inside and I was actually one of the first people up there. I wasn't in back of the group at all. I was way in front. My friend Samantha was in front of me but she went back to find Emma. I was really sore, warm, and muddy. I just went inside and sat down. Then, I waited for like 45 minutes for Emma. She took forever. I went to go eat fish and chips and hot chocolate. I was alone for a long time. Then Samantha and Emma finally got back. Emma was in the back. Then we got to get ipods. yay! I got a purple ipod. Then after dinner we went back down and we got to take the tram. It was so squished. It was funny when people confessed that they were afraid of heights. Well, I just noticed I am not really talking about the hike now so bye!

Brotherhood bridge trail

Yesterday we hiked brotherhood bridge trail....it was alright i guess. The trail is by a soccer field and I saw my team practicing. It wasnt a bad "hike".

First we caught some little buggy things with a net. Logan, Nikki, and I were in a group. So first Nikki threw the net in the water and she kinda lost it. It started to go down the river. It sucked because I had to go get it because I was the only one with boots. My boots were pointless because water got up to my knees and past my boots. I also droped the camera but its ok because no one saw me and no damage was done.

Then we went to look for plants....again. I found some plants and put them in my pocket. I forgot about them later and they all dried up and turned brown. Oh, also I lost my little yellow science notebook on the second day. It ended up that Emma had it. I have a lot to write in it now...

On the boat

We went to Taku waters on June 9, 2010. There was 116 people total including elders, students, teachers, and counselors. We heard many stories and backgrounds from our elders. During the boat trip we saw a huge rock/boulder. I think it was called "scar rock" by the fisherman. We got tons of pictures and it was pretty cool. Someone told me the rock reminded them of Paradise falls in the movie "UP".

We also saw some orca whales. I'm not 100% sure but I think there was 4 whales. It is the second time we have seen orca whales during this camp. We saw some orcas breaching the other day. This was my favorite part of the trip. Some teachers went on the microphone and sang a tlingit song.

There was much more that we did on this trip but that sums up the main points.

What is the path to excellence?

A path to excellence is a 12 day summer camp for high school students to learn more about math, science, and their native culture. I am a student here at the camp taking this course.