Sunday reflection!

The first week of senior project had its challenges as well as its successes. In the first few hours of our first day we felt a huge surge of freedom that we needed to learn how to manage after being on a tight schedule for the past 4 years at Proctor. Although ecstatic to begin planning our trip and start adventuring, we were still at a loss for where to start. A huge reason that Meg and I decided to do this project was to gain independence and learn how to do something that would help us in real life so Annie helped us to settle into our project after those first few hours. Her experience with planning this sort of trip is very beneficial for us. 

Our first hike was to the cabin where we got the first glimpse of what we would be doing for the next 2.5 weeks. It was amazing to get outside on a nice day and explore the woodlands behind Proctor. We biked to school one day and the distance that I drive each day really set in and I can appreciate the ability I have to drive to Proctor. That was a long 21 miles, however, it served us with a good break and different perspective. The other hike we did was Ragged mountain. We are working our way up in elevation so we feel prepared to tackle taller mountains. It was fun to find other people whose projects overlapped with ours so we could go hiking or outside with them as well. 

This week we learned to manage our time between hiking/getting outside and planning our trip. We learned that in planning a road trip it is important to plan the nights first. Meaning, plan where you are going to be and where you are going to sleep before you figure out what you are going to do that day.