All of last week’s Spring Trips were successful in many ways, but the 10th Grade trip to Sheep Creek was particularly noteworthy. Previous trips that students have participated in have entailed getting to a trailhead, hitting the trail and following it into camp.
Sheep Creek, the major tributary of the Bruneau River, is more challenging in that there are no trails! Instead, students had to take bearings on distant landmarks and find their own way through the “sagebrush ocean” en route to streamside camps. Whether or not students felt comfortable without a trail under their feet everyone got the feel for how challenging (and rewarding!) it is to travel where no trail exists. If not for the occasional arrowhead, it would have been easy to be believe that no-one had been there before!
10th Graders should be commended for tackling such a demanding trip. They have raised the bar and “paved the way” for next year’s 10th grade class and for others to come.
Here are some pics!
