The Long Ride

By: Emily Maze

October 24, 2017

Our day started off with an egg thief. Tracy planned on making chorizo and eggs for breakfast and egg salad for lunch, but more than half of her eggs were already used by prior chefs. Half of us said we’d buy lunch along the way so others could have more.

            We packed up and left for our eleven-hour trip. Since only two people have been per bench seat, Austin has gladly gone to the back corner for more space to set stuff.

            After about an hour, we stopped at Walmart for groceries and some people got McDonalds. I had a mocha Frappuccino, but the machine wasn’t working, so I awkwardly had to tell her that I think it needs more ice. It worked after she filled it with ice. I walked out to the van to realize that Jeff went somewhere. Sean and I looked lost searching the parking lot. Lo and behold, he came back.

            Along the way, people switched between working on homework, sleeping, or looking out the window. Austin started his cross-stitch kit that he bought at Zion.

            When we crossed into Nevada, we eventually got tired of seeing Rabbitbrush, Sagebrush, and dirt. There was a long way to the next gas station and Kara and Emma had to pee, so we pulled over. They flew out the door and went behind the trailer. When they came back, we found out they both stepped on a cactus. The first people in our group on Nevada’s land and they peed and stepped on a cactus.

            When we reached what we assumed to be is California, there was only a click-it-or-ticket sign, Jeff seemed to pick up speed to create a roller coaster ride from all the hills. We caught a whiff of stinky feet which is apparently from the Sagebrush. After a while of our stomachs rising and dropping, we were in Yosemite.

            There are beautiful waterfalls, mountains, lakes, and rocks. We stopped to watch the sunset at Half Dome. It was beautiful until some group blasted music. It was about 8:30pm when we arrived at our campsite, set-up and ate grilled cheese sandwiches. I am looking forward to tomorrow, but I am not sure if Yosemite can top Zion so far.