Journal #17: Nature

I like being out in nature. I am not one of those city girls who cannot stand to be anywhere around a tree or in the woods or something without freaking out. And if you are one of those girls, then that is perfectly okay. That is you, and you are free to be you, and I am free to be me. I am not like that though. I am the outdoorsy type, one who enjoys walking out in the woods, fishing, hiking, hunting (occasionally), and just being outside. My grandpa owns a little peninsula shaped part of land on a lake. We go there all the time to go fishing, skeet shoot, and camping. A few years ago, I went camping there, and I had so much fun. My grandma and grandpa invited our family, some of our really good friends, some of their really good friends, and my family from Kansas. It was basically one big lake party. We got there a little bit after lunch and started fishing. The lake mainly has blue gill, crappie, small mouth bass, sunfish, red fish, and carp. I used a fly rod, different from a bobber, worm, and reel pole. A fly rod is a rod where you do not just cast it once and wait for the bobber to go down. Instead, you cast it a specific way, move the line a little, recast, move the line again, recast, and repeat, until you feel a hit. We also went rope swinging into the lake, which was a lot of fun. When it got dark outside, we lit up the campfire, roasted marshmallows, and camped outside under a star filled sky. It was great!

But the time that I really connected connected to nature was when I went to Wyoming with my aunt, uncle, and cousin. Our cabin was right in the middle of the Tetons, and I saw those beautiful mountains every day. We went horse back riding, hiking, boating on Jenny Lake, fishing on the Snake River, white water rafting, shopping (of course haha), and camping. I loved Wyoming. It was so amazing being able to visit another beautiful state. It was one of the best trips that I have ever been on.

I will always be an outdoorsy girl. I just love being out in nature. When you look up at a clear night sky, and you see all those trillions of stars just shining down at you, you just get that feeling that everything is just okay. I love that feeling of being out in nature.