Jug End Hikers

         Yesterday, October 22, we went hiking at Jug End.

We hiked with Christine Ward who maintains that section of the trail.  Mantain means to take care of something.  Our hike was mostly in the woods and across some wide, open, meadows, and a  lot of  walking across wooden bog bridges, which I liked.  My favorite bog bridges went across the meadow.  They were really long, twisty, narrow, wobbly, and hard to walk on.

About 90 percent of the hike was in the woods. The hike was truly amazing and Mrs.Ward taught us a lot. We were able to do a lot of hands on stuff, like going off trail to collect three different types of leaves and then share them with the class.

We also came across a tree with really big heart shaped leaves and we were each able to pick a leaf off the tree without hurting it. It's amazing how fat the trunk of a 200 or 300 year old tree can be. I really enjoyed the hike, and I want to hike that section of the Appalachian Trail again.  Written by Kathryn