Climbing Mt. Monadnock

On a hot sunny Saturday we went to climb a mountain. When we were at the bottom of the mountain, the park ranger said: 3 miles up and 3 miles down. We needed lots of water. My mom said we had to go to the bathroom, I didn’t want to go, but my mom said I had to. So I went. It was so smelly; I had to pinch my nose. I ran out before I could smell the smell.

After we were done getting ready, I wanted to help carry the backpack. So I tried it on and could carry the backpack. It wasn’t very heavy for me. We started walking, it was shady. On the way I found a stick. After a while, the backpack was getting heavier, so my grandma took it. We couldn’t find the white dots until we saw the rocks except my mom liked the shade. We finally saw the rocks, but it was getting hot. We climbed the rocks. I threw away my stick. We climbed and climbed, I was getting hot and sweaty. I went in front of my dad and sister. We got higher. When we were halfway, grandma and I stopped to wait for Dad and Jasmine. I had to go under a tree because it is very hot and I want to be in the shade. Then my dad and sister came. We looked at the view down. It looked like a world of little people. The houses were tiny. The pine trees were dark green. After a short rest, we started going again. I felt more energetic. My grandma and I saw a shady path ahead. My mom was glad there was shade. We walked through. It was cool. But then there was sun again. There was a big hill. I girl was trying to get up. I was scared. A man ran up, and then he helped us up. I was happy to be up there.

We were almost at the top. My grandma and I went ahead. My grandma told me to run up the hill, but I started climbing and I stood up slowly. I could run up the hill. Then I saw people near a big big slope. I wanted to go the easy way, but grandma told me to run up. I said OK, but I wasn’t very sure I could do it. So when all the other people went the easy way, I ran up. I was proud that I could do it. Finally we were at the top. I was proud of me and my sister, because a it’s a big mountain and we climbed up the whole thing all by ourselves.

On top of the mountain, we need to pick a spot for lunch. We picked a spot with a puddle underneath. I washed my hands. The water was cold. My mom was scared if I stood at the edge of the mountain because I could fall. but the view was good. We saw people coming up. We could see a lot of New Hampshire.

We had a good lunch. After lunch, we started to go down. We went down hill zigzag so we wouldn’t slip. My toes hurt. My mom said her toes hurt too. I was getting tired. We kept going. After we went a little while, I saw a big hill. We went down the big hill. I saw people slipping and sliding. I was scared to go down. My mom saw a place that I could go. I went down. I went onto a rock, there was mud on the rock and I stepped in mud and slipped. My pants were wet. I had to go slowly the rest of the way down.

When we were finally halfway, I sat down to rest. I saw somebody bleeding on his leg. The leg was covered with blood. It looked like it hurt a lot. I was done resting. We kept going. After we went for a while, my toes started hurting again. I went with my grandma. It was getting easier as we got down. The rocks were getting smaller. But my legs were still sore. I couldn’t wait until I could get in the car. I saw places that didn’t have rocks and I was happy that we were close to the car because I was very tired. My grandma said to wait for my dad. My dad had to carry my sister because she was tired. Finally we were back down. It was all flat now. We were happy to be down finally.

Our legs were sore. Especially my dad, I was glad we went. It was fun. We had a very good picnic and I like hiking.

Acadia (Day 3)

On the third day, my dad drove us to sandy beach. We got out of the car and went to see if the water was cold. I went in. It was freezing. I ran out before the second wave came. When I was playing on the sand, I found a feather. My mom wrote:

Christine

&

Jasmine

in the sand. I found another feather for Jasmine too. We saw a pond and the water wasn’t cold. I saw a sand dune and I build one out of sand. I built a mini dune with grass on top. My sister found a pile of rocks and built a castle. We played with sand for a while and had to go.

We continued to walk to thunder hole. The sound wasn’t loud because the tide was small, so we kept on walking. We went on rocks. It was fun. Sometimes it moved. It was pretty easy.

We stopped at Otter Cliff and my dad went to get the car because we were tired. The rest of us kept on walking. We stopped and I and grandma started throwing rocks. When we looked back my mom was gone. I was scared. My grandma told me to go forward and go looking for her. We walked a little more and still couldn’t find my mom. We went back and saw my dad. We told my dad that my mom were gone. He said they were in the car. We walked back and they were there. We saw blueberries near the parking area and we picked one for me and one for my sister. We went in the car and went to lunch in Jordan pond house.

Mom said we were going to have lunch at the Jordan pond house again. I liked Jordan pond so I was excited. We got out of the car and my mom got a beeper and we waited. It didn’t take long. When we were ready we went to our table. I had salad the first time I came and I didn’t like it so I ordered the yummy sandwich this time, adult size. I liked the sandwich and clam chowder. They were delicious. After the nice lunch, we were ready to go.

We went to Cadillac Mountain. We found blue dots and followed them. When there were no blue dots, we looked for piles of rocks. My sister was in the front. I noticed that we climbed very fast because we were far from where we started. We were close to the gorge and my dad decided we should go back. My sister was in the front. I was disappointed she was in the front again. We finally got there.

Acadia (Day 2)

The second day in the morning, we were going biking so we put on sun block. My dad couldn’t get the tag along on. So he had to rent another tag along. When we were done, we rode our bikes to the trail. There was up hills but I had gears. We arrived at the bike trail. It was rocky and I didn’t like it. My mom told me to go on the dirt. It felt much better. We took a break. I was tired and all sweaty. I drank some water. We started biking again. There was a big uphill in front. It was so big. I couldn’t see the top. I changed to gear one. But I stopped a few times. I was tired. Every time I stopped, my mom pushed me. Finally we got to the top. Then it was down hill all the way. I felt much better. I switched to gear 7, the wind was strong. We were stopping near Jordan pond to take pictures, but my grandma didn’t know. I had to go after my grandma to tell her. I caught up and told her that we stopped. We turned around and went to my mom. We put our bikes to the side of the road. We saw Jordan pond. We took pictures. The pond looked sparkling, and shining. It was a beautiful place to take pictures. Then we started biking again, and we got to Jordan pond house.

After a quick lunch in the Jordan pond house, we were going back and we were tired. My mom asked me if I wanted to ride the bus or bike back. I said I wanted to ride the bus. Dad said the tag-along couldn’t fit, so he had to bike back.

Acadia (Day 1)

On Saturday morning my family went to Acadia. It was a long drive. When we were close, we stopped for lunch. We were going to have lobsters. I loved lobsters so I was happy to have lobsters. I even got butter to dip the lobster in the butter and it tasted yummy. When we were done, I was very full.

Then we went to our hotel. We got off and mom went to check in while the rest of us waited out side. My mom came out and told us to come in. I was excited to see our room. I helped bring our things in. We went to our room. I went to the window and I could see the pool. I was excited that I can go swimming. I really liked the hotel.

We walked to the sea where I saw a boat that had 4 flags. It looked like a nice place to sail on. My mom told me that it was my dad’s favorite boat. On the boat it said Margaret Todd. There was a big black dog walking on the deck and she was called Maggie. I wanted to keep walking so I told my mom and we kept walking. We walked until I was tired. I told my mom. She said I had to drag myself back.

After the walk, we went to a café to eat dinner. We ordered the food. We waited, waited and waited. I was already yawning. It felt like it would never come. But finally it came. I had Alfredo penne. My mom said her chicken didn’t taste good.