Hawk Mountains

On Saturday, November eleventh, the troop took a day trip to Hawk Mountain in order to do some hiking on the Appalachian trail. We arrived at Hawk Mountain after about an hour and a half of driving. As we started out, the sky was overcast, and the forecast called for rain, but no matter, we'd finish the hike anyway. At first, the trail was flat, and wit wound it's way through quiet forests, and over clear, cold streams. At length, we reached the foot of the mountain, and the trail became steeper.

After huffing and puffing, we finally reached the top of the ridge, and before us we saw a breathtaking view as the land dropped away into a huge valley and we could see for miles in all directions. We continued walking along the ridge at the top of the mountain, and a strong wind began to blow, but still the rain held off. Everywhere along the trail were rocks, little tiny ones the size of cars, all of them left behind after the glaciers. From here on, going was slow, since we had to pick our way over all the rocks, and even climb huge piles of them. Overhead, we could see hawks and other birds of prey drifting high above in the strong wind.

As soon as we finished the hike and stumbled into the Visitor Center, it began to pour buckets! After looking around the visitor center, we sprinted to the cars, and drove to Hags Manor, where we would be having dinner Lancaster County style. The food was great, and there was plenty of it! We all had a terrific time.

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