Spring Break Narrative

During the Spring break, my friends and I went camping at a national forest in Oregon. It was supposed to be a two days of hiking and one-night living in a camp. For me, I love hiking because I get to see new things, be in the wild outdoors and the best part is enjoying the scenic views. Mark, who is the leader of the pack is really professional and have a lot of experience in camping. He was a scout member since he was a little boy. You can see how active he is by looking at the number of badges he owns.

“Pack enough food and water for yourself, we don’t want things to get ugly tomorrow” Mark said. That was the day we packed our stuff for the trip.

The morning starts out like any other day, we entered the national forest about 10 o’clock in the morning and starts

I did not bring any map or compass because I was hoping someone else will do that and I never thought I am going to be lost. I only brought a couple of breads and a bottle of water that is might not enough for one night. I was again regretting myself for not following Mark’s order to pack enough food for myself. Then, the day starts getting colder and my body starts to shiver. When things start to get uncomfortable, I force myself to make a decision. If I stay here and wait for my friends, in a few hours it will starts to get dark and there will be a really low chance that they will found me. Without a map I do not how to get out the forest. All of a sudden, I got the idea of finding the nearest river so I will easily get water and food resources. It was getting darker; I am getting much more terrified if I bumped into some wild animals such as a bear or by something out of this world. I constantly kept praying in heart so that I can get out of the forest safely. After a few hours of searching, I was lucky enough to find a clear river but I felt really exhausted. Immediately, I reached out my backpack for food and water to get