backpacking
on thursday i went backpacking in cherokee national forest. i left my high school at 12:30 and got there around 1:15. i hiked about 12 miles before i called it quits and set up camp. i was tired because the night before i had to write 5 essays for school and got 3 hours of sleep. i was able to sleep for almost 12 hours. i got up around 8:45 and prepared for the long day ahead. i hiked for 21 miles and was able to go into robbinsville, nc and watch some basketball games for a little bit before i hitchhiked back to the area i was staying. i then hiked about 2 miles more before i made camp around 7:30, almost dark. i had just enough time to get enough wood to last me an hour or two for fire. i was able again to sleep for 11 hours or so. i woke up this morning hiked the last 6 miles to my car and went to my house. i got back around 1 o’clock and had to go to work at 2:30. it has been a long 2.5 days, but i am so glad that spring break is finally here. only a few more months before i graduate.
zach z
