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== = = =__Gorge Creek Hike__=

On Tuesday morning, we got up, had breakfast, packed our lunch and got on the bus to go to Gorge Creek. The bus ride was very bumpy and long. When we got there, the guides told us to tie our shoes so they didn’t fall off or give us blisters. They told us the height was the same as the CN Tower and there was a lot of poison ivy on the trail. They also told us it was 6.4 km long. Then we started walking. The trail was rocky, rough, wet, muddy, curvy and had lots of roots.



After awhile it got steeper and steeper with more hills to climb. One of the hills was so steep we had to take 99 stairs to get to the bottom. You could hear the sound of rushing water from the streams and could see lots of animal signs, like tracks and scat. At one point, a bear even dug up the ground to get at some ants for lunch. When we got to the Knoll, we ate lunch on the hill. It had cool scenery with lots of trees around!



Along the trail, we learned about woodpeckers, trees healing themselves and even the spiky Hawthorne bush. When we were done, it took us about 2 – 3 hours to complete. It was sort of cloudy, not raining, but it was still amazing and tones of fun!!!