Yesterday Cody Cook and Francisco del Rio manned the grill, Kiauna made a summer salad with strawberries and apple slices, and our friends from the Yosemite Leadership Program brought good cheer and smiling faces. We played soccer, basketball, ping pong, and walked along a slack line. It was a great Independence Day! Thank you to YLP, Becca Fenwick, and other Wawona community members for joining us!
Tallac Attack
The most exciting moment of the day was getting to the top of Mt. Tallac and looking at the beautiful blue water of Lake Tahoe and its huge size! At that moment we realized that after a hard, steep, sharp and rocky hill “we did it” . The afternoon was really exciting because we swam in […]
Upper Yosemite Falls
The greatest accomplishment for this group was completing the first expedition. Many of us found ourselves immediately outside our comfort zone, but soon found home in the woods. This site has been my favorite so far.
Finding Family
Day 6 was a very important day for our ARC family. It started with a struggle because we had gotten off trail and ended up wandering around like lost puppies. We were lost because our group needed to be self sufficient so the staff held their tongue and let us find our way. We worked […]
Fun Under the Sun
Who would have guessed that in such a short time, ten high schoolers from such diverse backgrounds could come together and be close enough to call each other family. Every day we encourage, challenge, and learn from one another in order to better ourselves as individuals in one of the most amazing places on earth. Although we may not be […]
First Expedition Challenges and Accomplishments
June 6th was the 5th day we had been backpacking and hiking. it was an important day for us because we figured out how to hike from Dick’s Lake to Eagle Lake all by ourselves. At first the trip was a little challenging because we had a hard time finding the trail. The lesson that […]