Cincinnati CATC - Tacora - Day 4

Today we hiked Bunsen peak it was amazing and hard. I was so tired I thought I was going to die. Lucky for me I had amazing people to help me and check on me to see if I was ok. If it wasn’t for them pushing me and me pushing myself. What I really learned was teamwork is always available and if you need to take a break to breathe just yell peaches. I was a little mad about the hills but when I got to the top I was great. And last but not least I want to give a special thanks to all the adults for making this happen for me and everyone else it was really great to be here.

Cincinnati CATC - Lauren - Day 4

So we hiked Bunsen peak today. It was amazing. I’m so tired it isn’t even funny. We also went on a short hike behind the cabin were staying in and Billy goateed up a pebble/dirt hill just so we could surf down it. So fun! Great, great day.

Cincinnati CATC - Leyxus - Day 4

Today I had a great time I hiked up a 8,564 feet mountain I was so cool I saw a perfect view I had so much fun and I wish that I can do it again I was thinking that I wouldn’t make but I did so …I like to say THANK YOU to the head of CATC because I would have never made it here without you …….THANK YOU  to JESS our YA guide I would have never made it up that mountain without you…..Thank You to the trip sponsors…you guys are really great leaders and great friends …..I know deep down I will miss this place so much ….. and the people here …. LOOK I MADE IT J

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Cincinnati CATC - Ricki - Day 4

Today, we climbed the mountain. It was beautiful at the top, but it wasn’t just the sight. It was the feeling. It felt beautiful to stand there on top of this gigantic rock that formed on the Earth several centuries, probably, ago. It’s the sort of feeling you get only when you’ve accomplished something. When we got to the top, Michelle (one of our mentors on the trip) gave us these cool medals. It had Bunsen etched on it, as well as some facts, as well as other things. The medals are really awesome, and I feel a hundred percent that we earned them. However, I don’t think that was really what the hike was about.

The real prizes we earned were the feeling of being on a mountain, and feeling so accomplished. Knowing that you got here, and not alone, but with the help of an amazing group, who, in time, became your family.

The sense that you’re on this mountain, with people you care about, staring down at your hard work… it’s the best feeling in the world. It’s good for your physical and mental health. It makes me think ‘Hey, even if I didn’t get the best score on that math test, I still climbed a mountain’. Of course, passing that math test comes next. I think I can do anything, really, if I set my mind on it.

It’s going to be horrible to leave my new family and home tomorrow, but hopefully we’ll all keep in contact. I know I’m definitely returning to CATC this coming school year, and I can’t wait.

Before I go though, I’d just like to say a big thank you to everyone that got me to the top of that mountain. Thank you to the trip sponsors. Thank you to the heads of CATC. Thank you to all the mentors. Thank you to Jess, our YA guide. Thank you to my fellow Brave Adventurous Thunderbeasts. Thank you to the people reading this right now. Thank you to everyone, really, who became a part of my personal Yellowstone Experience, whether here or not. Thank you. Because yeah, I climbed a mountain, but I couldn’t do it without you.

Cincinnati CATC - Devon (Brockway Ambassador) - Day 4

Sorry about not blogging yesterday I had a really long day. So to start out I will talk about yesterday. We climbed to Trout Lake and saw the amazing view. We had a really good debate. The debate was about whether or not bison should be able to roam freely in Paradise Valley. So we had different groups, the groups were ranchers, consumers, and environmentalists. Everyone said what they wanted to say then we just kept debating our positions. I think it went really well.

Today, we had a really big hill to climb today. We all climbed Bunsen’s Peak, I think we all did really well and I'm glad that everyone made it up the hill without and injuries and they made it up with their team weight. It was nice whenever we go back because everyone got to go to their cabin and take a nap. Today Michelle made a really delicious dinner tonight, it was bison chili.   

Cincinnati CATC - Josh - Day 4

Today was a very great day; we got to climb Bunsen Peak which was very fun. I think that everyone did a great job at hiking up this really big hill. I really loved the view from the top it’s like I can see everything from up there. I have really enjoyed my time here at Yellowstone National Park. I will most definitely think of a way to get back here in the future. Although I’m pretty sad that I didn’t see a bear; that will just give me a reason to come back another time.

I believe that the Bunsen Peak hike was the best thing I did in these six days and it is getting me prepared for my football season coming up very soon. I will always cherish this moment for the rest of my life.

On my behalf I just want to thank everyone that made this incredible experience possible, and I just can’t thank you enough. Many thanks and I love you guys so much.

Cincinnati CATC - Jhamar - Day 4

Today’s hike to the top of Bunsen Peak was awesome. The physical part of doing the hike was easy for me. We all had to help each other to accomplish our goal and carry “Spud” our egg/team weight. I also carried Spud for a shocking 40 minutes!!!! Ha I think the longest time.

When we reached the top the view was so astonishing words can’t explain it. I will never forget that moment for the rest of my life. Yellowstone National Park is Awesome….I will visit the park again in the future and hopefully see a Moose, Wolf, or a Bear ;)