soar blog ex 4 jake

Soar 2014 4/21/14 blog jake

This expedition was a team building ex, because it was a paddle trip down a river with rapids.  Your boat partner and you have to work as a team to get through it, and to keep yourself safe and others. For example, you were going down a fast moving river and you’re on class 2 rapids going fast. That has to build trust with your boat partner. There was crazy lightning storms and rain. We had to set up and take down camp quickly to make time goals. There were also huge paddle days like the first day that was 19 miles, but went fast because we were on a river. That sums up ex 4.

Oliver's student led blog

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       The student led trip was a lot of fun because we got to canoe the Buffalo River in Arkansas. We were mostly on class two rapids. We stayed at campsites along the way and had good times. One night Fuller and I were messing around with toads and it was humorous. Our trip was cut short all because of bad weather. At the Woolum campsite was where the bad weather kicked in. Me and the three other guys decided to go hardcore and not to use a tent. We slept under a tarp tied to two canoe paddles. We made a wind barrier with our dry bags. We managed to stay dry throughout the night. There was heavy rain, thunder and lightning that night. We went into the lightning pose several times throughout the night. The storm made the water level rise to a dangerous depth. The next morning we drove to Tyler’s bend and spent two nights there. The group ate smores that night and those were tasty. I enjoyed our trip even though there was bad weather. The student led trip was a good one.

The Last EX By Fuller Schwab

The last ex

By Fuller Schwab

I can’t believe it’s already over but I miss home so much. This expedition we went rock climbing, canoeing, caving, university tours, and explored Memphis. I climbed a 5.10 and tore up my hands. For Trey’s birthday we saw a movie and then went out to eat BBQ and of course he got a rack of ribs bigger than his face. Then we got to go canoeing on the Buffalo and it was epic except for the night at Woolum when there was a lightning storm all night long and the next day the river was flooded so we couldn’t go. Next we went caving with Chester and there were bat s everywhere. There was even an endangered species there. After that we explored Memphis and even got a university tour. Then we drove back to North Carolina.

Last blog of the semester :( by trey Mitchell

For our last ex we went to the Buffalo river in Arkansas. Before we went to Gee Creek in Tennessee. We were supposed to climb there but it rained. So we went to a climbing gym in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After that we went to a movie for my birthday and then we went to a place called sticky fingers.

The next day we traveled 10 hours to the Buffalo river. We got to our campsite pretty late. The next day we went on a hike to a cave. That was cool. Then we did some school after that. Then we went to a historic house and barn.
The next day we went to our campsite that we were going to set off at. When we got there we packed everything we needed for our canoeing part. The next day we paddled out. J    

Erika~Buffalo River

Buffalo River

I must admit I was very unhappy about going on this expedition because I hate canoeing. It turned out to be a very great expedition though. We went indoor rock climbing at high point. It was my first time going rock climbing of any sort. We then saw Captain America 2 for Trey's birthday and got like 50 free movie posters thrown at us. When we arrived at the Buffalo I must say it was breathtaking. The water was a beautiful shade of bluish green. We only canoed two days, thank God…then we ate pizza and ice cream to celebrate our final expedition. We also went caving and saw hundreds of bats. They’re so cute! Then our final stop was Memphis, TN. We went on a tour of Memphis University and the next day we went to pay our respect to the king at Graceland. It was an amazing end to a surprisingly enjoyable expedition.