Hiking

When the class went on a hike on that trail near the school it was a new experience for me. I have personally never been hiking or really paid attention to a trail if I happened to find one so I really enjoyed walking the trail and learning about the different aspects of it. My favorite part of it was seeing the different animals and plants on the trail such as the walnuts and the multiple deer that I saw.

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