Trips

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Saturday, March 19, 2016

The Ball Kids Take Utah #5: In which we hike less and lie down more

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We loved these past two days. Yesterday (Friday) we had a leisurely morning; most of the boys rose around 8 and took a walk up the ridge to...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

The Ball Kids Take Utah #4: In which we learn the meaning of suffering but gosh if it isn’t pretty out

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We rose early this morning, our newly aching bodies crying out as we left the warmth of our sleeping bags for the cold of the pre-dawn camp...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

The Ball Kids Take Utah #3: In which we force our formless, feeble bodies to move once more

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I lied. We did not get on trail yesterday (Tuesday), because of a bunch of reasons, but mostly because there were no available campsites an...
Monday, March 14, 2016

The Ball Kids Take Utah #2: In which we are sick of all our music but the drive gets less monotonous

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Kansas was a mixed bag. We were surprised and impressed by the beauty of the rolling plains of much of the eastern part of the state; everyt...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

The Ball Kids Take Utah #1: In which we are always prompt, and continue to drive responsibly

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A little introductory information: We, Jesse Chung, Nevan Swanson, Philip Kiefer, Aidan French, and Bo Bleckel, hereafter referred to as The...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Backpacking the Gila Wilderness: Preparing to Leave.

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After two long weeks of midterms and a few frantic days of packing we are on our way to the Gila Wilderness. The first leg o...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

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For our Beyond the Pines trip we (Andrew Phryuber, Lizzie Kenny, Daniel Zeller, and Stephen Ligtenberg) traveled to Gaspesie National Park ...