Wilderness Pursuits Fall 2005

A photo documentary of an overnight backpacking trip to South Mountain State Park for PED 174.

Photos by Jim Garren, PED174 Instructor
Captions by Clayton Hamrick, PED174 Student

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A lovely day in the woods

Adam Murray, Amy Gettys, Tim Head, Clayton Hamrick, and Jim Garren, Instructor

Yum!

Tim stops for a snack.

Amy enjoys an apple

The view from the top was awesome.

Jim at the top of the mountain

Finally at the top

I can see my house from here

Clayton takes a break

At the campsite

Unpacking

Tim gets the fire going

Jim sets up his tent

Tim shows how to set up our tents

He's pretty good at it

After Tim shows us how, putting up tents was pretty easy

Amy and Adam are proud of their tent

Amy unpacks her stuff

Tim enjoys his grits the next morning

Clayton is not a "morning person"

Neither is Amy or Adam

Starting off the morning with coffee and hot chocolate

Everyone pays close attention

Resting after a long day's hike

Gotta stay hydrated

At the beginning of the day

Too bad the leaves hadn't changed color yet

Tim never seemed to get tired

When they say, "Short trail straight up," they mean it!

Clayton doesn't like the short trail

Adam and Amy take a break

Finally, we make it down

After two days of hiking, we were pretty tired