A mixed group of ten intrepid sophomore and junior boys joined teachers Jo Sandry and Chris Pflueger for a three-day journey into the wilderness area around Grouse Ridge, just north of I-80 in the Sierras. Half the group had never backpacked before, and as the team made its way four miles to their pristine destination, it looked as though some hard lessons were learned about how much (or little!) gear to bring. Once encamped at Glacier Lake (elev. 7500'), though, the group enjoyed swimming and climbing during the day and unseasonably warm nights under the stars, far from anything mechanical. One student, when asked whether he would ever go backpacking again, said, "I don't think so!" but then he thought about it for a moment and continued, "Well, maybe if I packed differently..." Success!
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