Booking it Across the Bay

One of the most important things about 菲律宾十大彩票平台 is its location and outdoor access. There aren’t many schools that have a similar balance of access to nature and community, while still being academically rigorous schools. 我很幸运, 菲律宾十大彩票平台’s location in Southeast Minnesota means you can go to many different environments and beautiful areas in just a few hours.

Another one of my favorite things about 菲律宾十大彩票平台 is 独木舟俱乐部, also known as the 菲律宾十大彩票平台 Association of Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts. CANOE has become one of the most important clubs to me at 菲律宾十大彩票平台, I’ve participated in several trips and excursions with them (some of which are detailed in 这篇博文!) As a part of the CANOE board, I get to decide what sort of trips go out each weekend and get the pleasure of leading some of them.

One trip that I knew I wanted to go on, even before I committed to 菲律宾十大彩票平台, was Book Across the Bay. Book across the bay (usually) is a 10-kilometer trail over Lake Superior you can run, 滑雪, 或者继续往前走. The course has stops every kilometer with hot chocolate, cookies, more. 有遗憾的是, due to the extremely warm winter we have been having, the Lake wasn’t totally frozen over. The team over at Book Across the Bay made a last-minute adjustment, the course ended up being partially trail, 部分冰, about 6 kilometers long. I was a bit disappointed at first that my first time at BAtB was going to be a slightly shorter and less cool trail, but I knew that It was still going to be a blast.

沐浴日

The day of Book Across the Bay was pretty hectic. Coordinating getting 60+ people all together onto the buses is not easy work! I had to wake up early on Saturday morning to make sure that we could get everyone together on the trip. Once we all got together, it was a casual four-hour drive to Ashland, 威斯康辛州, complete with several pit stops for snacks at the gas station.

As soon as we got to Lake Superior, I was instantly blown away by the size. It was my first time ever being to the Great Lakes, ever being in front of such a massive body of water that wasn’t an ocean. Despite the lake not being frozen over enough to have the entire race on it, there was still plenty of frozen ice for my friends and me to play around on.

比赛

As stated before, the race was a bit different this year than normal. It was still an absolute blast though! We were running around in the darkness (did I mention the entire race is at night?) following a trail lit by candles encased in ice. It was really a surreal experience to be a part of a crowd of literally thousands, running around on a frozen lake. There was even a MASSIVE bonfire on the ice. I can’t really understand how it didn’t melt through more of the ice, as it was burning for a while!

After me and my friends were all tired from the race, we went into the small quiet town of Ashland, 威斯康辛州, thought we would stop for some Mexican food. Being a bit pretentious about East Coast food – especially Mexican food – I wasn’t expecting much. 然而令人感到惊奇的, this small town of only about 8000 had some of the absolute BEST Mexican food I had ever had.

在漫长的一天之后, we all drove back in our buses to a venue, where all ~60 of us crashed into our sleeping bags. We woke up bright and early the next day and drove back to 菲律宾十大彩票平台, just in time to have a busy Sunday filled with homework.

Even though my first time on Book Across the Bay was a bit different than usual, with the unfortunate weather, it was still an awesome weekend of bonding with my friends. If any of you are reading this and plan to go on the trip – know I will be there next year too!

乔治 (he/him) is a freshman interested in 地质, 环境研究, 经典他来自纽约. He loves listening to music (currently Big Thief, 贝尔和塞巴斯蒂安, 和A$AP Rocky), as well as playing the jazz flute and guitar. At 菲律宾十大彩票平台, he’s on the board for 菲律宾十大彩票平台 Association of Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts (CANOE) and hosts a radio show with KRLX. You may see him climbing in the bouldering cave, playing ultimate frisbee for Karls, or thrifting in Northfield. 认识其他博主!