Washington Coast Trip

There we were, driving in a bus, down to the Washington coast. We had just gotten off the Kingston Ferry, and we were going through Port Townsend. We would have gotten to the beach earlier, and maybe even started hiking, if there hadn’t been fog on that chilly afternoon. We arrived there soon enough, and I soon realized that this was going to be an informative, fun and difficult trip.

A day had passed. We had been hiking during the night for four miles, and I was ready to see the rocks that I was walking on. We soon started hiking, and it was already a lot easier. I was having a good time when we stated climbing the overland routes, because it was fun to take a break from climbing rocks, and I got to see the entire beach. What was really fun, was when we got to our destination. It was called Cedar Creek, and it was a small river flowing out into the ocean. I suspected that it was glacier water, because it was cold! After skipping a few rocks and going out into the ocean, I went wading into the creek. I was sure that the iodine water was going to be cool and refreshing. Some people actually went diving into the water!

When we had been hiking for a few days, I soon realized that this trip was not going to be easy. We had hiked an average of five miles a day, which wouldn’t be so bad if we didn’t have to carry everything we needed to survive on our packs. The most difficult part of the trip was the third day, when we hiked six miles on rocky beach. It also started raining when we were setting up our tents up on a cliff. During the hike, my shoulders started to get sore, so I was having a hard time. I kept up, but I hard to push myself. When we finally arrived at camp, we made a fire, just before the heavy rains came. I kept dry in that fire for most of the afternoon. Steam was actually coming off me! When we had to go to bed, the trail leading up to our campsite was all muddy, and hard to walk on, during a steep incline. But, I sure was glad when I went to bed!

Learning is always a basis of any trip. I learned a lot on that five day hike, which will probably help me on the California trip. I learned about sea life, how to prepare freeze dried meals, and among other things, how to cook oysters. But probably the most important thing I realized is how important it is to be responsible. If I just went on that trip unprepared, and to just mess around, I wouldn’t have had a very good time on the trip. I have heard of someone who went alone, and ended up dying! And she was probably very prepared anyway! So, it is defiantly important to be responsible on those kinds of trips.

The Washington Coast hike has given me long lasting memories. On the first night, I got soaking wet after falling into a waist-deep puddle. I learned how to skip rocks. I used iodine tablets for the first time. So, this was obviously an interesting trip. I hope that someday, I can experience another trip as fun, difficult, informative and fulfilling as the Washington Coast.