Week 2 of Camp is quickly coming to a close and the positive energy here at Monserrate is growing everyday. Finally, this week brought us some much needed sunshine. We hope that the clear weather continues.
On Tuesday, Cabin 2, the Spark, trekked their way up Hurricane Mountain. This is an especially interesting hike because of the fire tower on top of the mountain. As a way to prevent forest fires, people used to hike the mountain and camp out in the fire tower so they could observe the forest for miles and miles on each side.
Cabin 3, the Oddessey, decided to challenge themselves with a trip to Haystack Mountain. Only a 5 minute drive from camp, the mountain offers view of Lake Placid, and some say - of camp it self! Here is a picture of the Oddessey at the peak of Haystack, with Lake Placid just visible to the right.
Following in the footsteps of Cabin 3, the Hustle in Cabin 4 decided to hike the same trail that leads to Haystack but go even further up to the peak of Mt. McKenzie. While this mountain doesn't offer a true "peak" of open rock and great views, there are small lookout points that provide nice peeks of Lake Placid.
To end the week, the Unexpected in Cabin 5 took Mr. Arte along in their trip up Noonmark Mt. The clear weather was said to have contributed to a great team-building experience for the cabin.
way to go team.
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