My favorite memory was going to Vernal Falls. When I woke up that
morning, I saw fog going through camp. I thought it was going to
be a dreary, boring day until two things happened. We found out
we were going to be going on a hike that would last the whole
day. We packed our backpacks with food and were on our way.
Our naturalist liked our hiking group a lot, but one person stood out
to her. Whenever our naturalist would ask a question, he would
raise his hand. We started to go on the hike and we got tired and
bored. He came up with a great idea which was to ask people where
they were from. The first person we saw were two older
people. He asked where they were from which they were from
Detroit. I told them that I was a Raiders fan and we teased him
about them losing to the Lions who are horrible. The next people
we saw were from Germany. I was surprised to see how well
they spoke English. My friend was trying to talk with
German accent and asked where they were from. The said that they
were from Berlin. We finally made it up to Vernal Falls and had
lunch fairly close to the falls.
The one problem was that there were squirrels
left and right. It looked like they were planning some kind of
attack to get our food. Most squirrels in our area will run away
if you scare them, but not Yosemite squirrels. They would do
anything to get your food. So, we started eating and saw them all
around us. He came up with the idea of throwing sticks at
them. I was surprised, but it worked the best out of all of our
ideas. It was hilarious watching him throw sticks wildly at the
the little squirrels. If one was coming towards him he would
scream and throw a stick at it. Then we headed back down the
mountain and saw a small rock slide. We got back and told
everyone
how funny our day was and how exciting it was. These events were
my favorite memories of our trip to Yosemite. |
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