When the Scouts Came Marching In

This post is coming from the mouth of our very own Jake, brought to you by me, in his own words.

“We woke up really really really really really really early. We ate breakfast, which was cereal and oatmeal. We got in the cars and started driving to Harper’s Ferry. We there around 11:00… (Hank says 10:00, but oh well) um… and uh… uh… we went to the Visitor’s Center. We uh… what’d we do?... um…. We rode a bus to downtown Harper’s Ferry. The bus was awesome. It had neon blue seats. When we got to downtown, we walked around and the first place we went to was the armory. Then we went to the coffin maker and he taught us how they would treat for the dead after they died in the war. Then we crossed over a foot bridge, which is also the halfway point of the Appalachian Trail. When we got down from the bridge, we hiked the Appalachian trail, and while hiking we saw the Shenandoah-Potomac canal. We learnt how a lock works and then we hiked the Appalachian Trail. We saw tubers and rafters in the canal. We walked back to :Harper’s Ferry and had ice cream. Then we took the awesome bus back to our cars and ate lunch: turkey sandwiches with chips and Rice Krispie Treats. Then we rode the cars back into town where we watched the cool gun show where the guy shot off guns and told us about how the guns were made at Harper’s Ferry. We went to a bookstore after the gun show. Then we drove to the Appalachian Trail visitor’s center then we drove back to our campsites. When we got back, Hank started grilling goetta dogs and hot dogs and then we had a prayer service where we read different prayers from different religions. We ate an awesome dinner consisting of goetta dogs, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, chips, and mac and cheese. Then we sat around the fire and went to bed.”

Truly captivating words from our very own Jake Z. That was, in essence, a fairly complete summary of our escapades yesterday, although I would like to add that the “different religions” Jake mentioned were in addition to usual Catholic prayers that we were raised on: St. Francis’s Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer (a.k.a. The Our Father), and The Serenity Prayer. The prayers from other faiths were chosen especially by yours truly as a means of comparing the similarities between the Catholic religion with which the Scouts and parents on this trip are familiar, and religions which may seem slightly more foreign; namely, that of Buddhism, Native American religions, and the Disciples of Meher Baba, three religions which, at a first glance, may seem extremely different from Christianity but have more similar teachings that you might realize. The delicious dinner Jake described was cooked by Hank (assisted by Mr. Z, Mr. H, and Dr. C) and was an excellent ending to an eventful day. All slept well, largely due to exhaustion (chopping wood for a fire can be more tiring than you would think). We arose refreshed and ready for a new day, and after I took a quick bath in the river (which felt marvelous, thank you very much) we were on our way to Seneca Rock’s for today’s adventure. What will today bring? Well, who knows? But right now it appears that we might have another flat tire… I better go see what’s the deal. Keep it real.


Huh. That rhymed…

Louie