Well, here we are, rolling down the Highway. The Alleghenies lie behind us; ahead, miles and miles of seemingly endless road. I now sit shotgun in Dr. C’s car. Behind me is Colin, the “cool kid” who is busily cramming vanilla wafers into his mouth. Next to him sits Hank, who is, of course, dead asleep. We have the trailing attached to the back, meaning that we are the last car in our lovely little caravan. Directly in front of us is Big Blue, with Mr. R at the wheel. Behind him sits Hunter, most likely smiling pleasantly as he thinks of his adventures here in West Virginia. Next to Hunter is Luke, probably relating some scientific facts or expressing his love of the Caverns which we were fortunate enough to see this morning. In front of Big Blue drives Big Daddy Sackful, with Gummy in the shotgun, who are almost certainly both thanking their lucky stars (as am I) that we were able to get our gear down before the weather took the severe turn that it has Behind Mr. S sits Young Will, proudly practicing his knots and wondering what kind of awesome adventures our next trip will bring. Next to Will sits the Jake the great, rubbing his bear wound, rocking out to KISS, and slurping the Mountain Dew that will refill him with boundless energy by the time he gets home (sorry, Mrs. Z). As for my Dad, he’s at Lake Cumberland right now, blaring John Denver over the speaker and laughing at his own wit. What a strange bunch of males we are! Yet together, we form a band of brothers who have laughed together, cried together (from laughing), and have hiked trails, braved the West Virginian Wilderness, and taken time to laugh some more, whether at ourselves or one another. Before this week, I only really knew a few of the guys who were going on this trip really well, now I’ve learned enough about them to give them humorous and sometimes embarrassing nicknames. Let us not forget, however, all the people who were unfortunately unable to come with us on this trip. Most notably, our fellow Scouts: Matthew, Kevin, Omer, Jack, Brennan, Wiley, Geoffrey, Paul, and all the adult leaders. We have missed you and look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
And now, with the last stretch of the road just ahead of us, I would like to present my list of the top biggest hits of the trip – the songs we used as blog names as well as other songs.
1. Sweet Surrender – John Denver
2. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting – Elton John
3. The Lumberjack Song – Monty Pythong
4. When the Saints Go Marching In – Elvis Presley
5. I Can See for Miles – The Who
6. Locomotive Breath – Jethro Tull
7. Wheel in the Sky – Journey
8. The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
9. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
10. Baba O’Riley – The Who
11. Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Well, there you go. Listen to those songs, and you can get a feeling of how we felt at various points during this trip. Hear the songs, feel the feelings, and know what it’s like to be a member of this year’s Troop 820 Summer Trip to West Virginia. That’s all I got. We’ll see you soon, we’re just a few hours away. As always, keep it real.
Louie
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