Forks, Maine

The Forks, Maine is where I spent a weekend camping on a school field trip my senior year of high school. This was an unforgettable weekend that I would love to experience again. Going camping is something I never thought I would do. I was in a class called outdoor pursuits. We were fortunate enough to go on plenty of field trips. Our first field trip was actually in the woods at the high school. We had to build debris hut shelters and spend a school night in them. Next we went to an indoor rock climbing facility where we climbed up to 90 feet high. We took a trip to a high ropes course where we had to work as a team to get everyone through. The final field trip was to The Forks, Maine.
We went at the end of April, which was fairly cold to be camping. After about a seven hour bus ride, we arrive and set up our tents, which we learned how to do in class. There were 30 people on the trip. I was 1 of 4 girls. We got there, had lunch, and then went on a four mile hike. A mile of the hike was in the woods through a trail that brought you to a 100 foot waterfall, that you could walk entirely around and over bridges to see at all different angles. There was a fence put up to not go beyond for safety purposes, but our teachers let us climb the fench and sit at the top of the waterfall on the wet rocks pictured above. We must have sat at the waterfall for hours and just listened. Afterwards, we hiked back to our campsite where we grilled up steaks, hotdogs and hamburgers for dinner. We hung out at the fire all night to relax for the day we had planned the next day. We were schedule to go white water rafting on a three mile course with an incredible tour guide. In the calm area of the river, he let us jump out into the river (in April!) and ride with the flow of the river. This was our last night, so when we got back to camp, our teacher let us relax and enjoy it. We left the next day at 1 in the afternoon, but of course nobody wanted to leave.
Because of this fieldtrip I learned that you have to give something a try before you have an opinion. I would never have tried any of these things, but now I love rock climbing, camping, and many outdoor activities. The class tought me that you need to be able to leave your comfort zone and try new things because you never know what you are capable of loving! I would love to take a trip back there and repeat all of the activities and share this experience with others.