JOURNAL 7 - Hike - Manastash

2 maart 2020 - Ellensburg, Washington, Verenigde Staten

I was super excited, finally a hike I could go to, and this time, NO SNOW! Well, I was maybe a little bit too excited and here is why: 

I drove myself, Brian and Fiona, to Manastash. I had hiked this mountain before and made it to the top. Manastash has a beautiful view and I wanted to see that view again. Even more excited, we were gonna hike down in the dark with flashlights! Once we got to Manatash, one of our classmates got lost on the way. When she finally made it, we started hiking. I was in the middle somewhere with Fiona. I talked a lot with her about rugby and she told me she would introduce me to the rugby coach (now that I had that meeting, who knows, I might be playing rugby next year :)))) ). 

About 20 minutes in on the hike, it was very muddy and we found ice on the trail. I never thought of all the mud or ice still being there, very very disappointing. We decided to go off the path, hike up in between bushes and find another trail. We did, but, it. was. terrible. I just thought I was going on a nice hike, instead, I already ruined my new leggings and I had mud and dirt all over me. However, fortunately, we did find a new trail, the trail I had hiked before. Though, it was very muddy still. Payton and I really wanted to see the sunset from the top so we started hiking a little faster. After realizing we weren't gonna make it, we went off-trail, again, and got some nice pictures. After the other got caught up, they did the same. Eventually, you, Matt, got caught up too and we decided to turn around. 

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Going down was way worse than going up, the mud was everywhere. It started to be pretty dark too and you never gave me a flashlight, Matt, thanks for that. On top of that, you scared me to death too. Aren't you a great teacher. Payton and I hiked down together. After a while, we saw some flashlights from above and I thought we were taking the wrong path. You, Matt, didn't really help either by not really replying to what we said. But hey, we made it, of course, and before you ;). 

Overall I loved the hike, just not the mud or the bushes. I will definitely start hiking more once we hit spring, just gotta wait a few more weeks. 

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1 Reactie

  1. Mam:
    4 maart 2020
    Another nice new experience Dena 😅