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last too long. there we walked into town and From there we ambled down ate lunch.
the mountain with Randy Grand Lake reminded us of a leading·the way. Randy became typical old western town often
we walked along a highway
before heading up to the Lake Verna Trail.
the schedule, the team seems sure 1...._,
of a 7-5 record this year. :--4
legendary for his ability to get down a mountain quickly.
At first the trail followed a stream but soon rose steeply and complete with a sheriff that had many switch-backs. We
Part IV
BY THOMAS MORTON GA THRIGHT, III
Friday, August 6 - After a hasty breakfast, we drove back to Bear Lake. We hoisted our packs on our backs while Mr. Pettyjohn checked out at the ranger station. He returned and at last we were ready.
The trails were rough for all of us because of our heavy packs, and Mr. Pettyjohn walked behind us so we would not get
lost. Bill, Robert, and I seemed to have the best legs for walking uphill and we kept moving on despite frequent rests. Besides the
thin air that slowed us down, we had to contend with the problem of paths that were constantly
traveled on by groups of horses carrying sight-seers. We quickly learned to bypass the obstacles
that they left behind.
Reaching the top of Flattop
(elevation 12,324 feet) we waited for Mr. Pettyjohn, Randy, and Kent to catch up. When they arrived, we counted on hiking another mile to where we would spend the night. Mr. Pettyjohn surprised us all when he announced we still had five more miles left before we stopped for
the night.
Moving on from the summit of
Flattop, we started down an old Indian trail. Along the trail, the winds became extremely high. A certain member of our group almost fell off a cliff when his hat blew off and he ran to retrieve it.
We stopped for lunch as soon
as we could locate enough as eager to hike as we had been. and everyone fishing was startled on, the trail was unofficially running water. Mr. Pettyjohn Eating breakfast and packing by a beaver. That night we ate dubbed by the group "The struggled with a gas stove trying simultaneously, we started as dinner that was topped off by an
I~lb.
Despite the blisters on our feet we
reached Timberline, where we
stopped for the night. We all the lake, watching the numerous
before eating lunch.
After lunch, we walked past
Lone Pine Lake and were nearing Lake Verna, when yours truly was hit hard by a case of sluggishness. Possibly suffering after-effects of the pudding of the previous night, I was urged along the rest of the day's hike by
Finally arriving, we set up camp and tried fishing, again with no luck. Later that afternoon we experienced a
sudden thunderstorm, the first rain we had seen for a week.
The night brought more rain and some uncomfortable moments for all of us that got wet. Bill woke up to find himself surrounded by a puddle of rain water that had mysteriously collected in our tent. While we were in the midst of drying out our tent, we were terrified by the sounds of howling wild beasts. At first we feared that we might
be attacked, but Bill and I soon found out that the sounds were actually coming from the mouths of Robert and Kent. It seems that they also had awakened to find their tent in a damp condition. Rather than dry the tent as we had done, they decided to blame each other for
their misfortune. This soon led to a vicious scuffle that was highlighted by the sight of numerous arms and legs
protruding through the tent. Miraculously, their tent managed to remain standing after this violent episode and the two wet gladiators decided to end their combat. The rest of the night was peacefully quiet.
In the next issue of TheMeteor our trip to Colorado will be concluded .... we hope.
took freezing baths in a nearby boats on it.
stream before dinner. At last we Putting on our packs, we had crossed the Continental continued until we reached Divide! Summerland Park. There we set
Saturday, August 7 - Our up camp and afterwards some of bodies were quite sore from the us tried fishing. This time a
to get it hot enough to cook the soon as we could. infamous chocolate pudding. food. The rest of us took Along the way we passed Big Sunday, August 8 - Amid a advantage of the warm sun to Meadows, a wide flat grassland. group of horses that couldn't be doze off until our meal was After hiking about nine miles, controlled by their riders, we cooked. We were all starving by we stopped near Grand Lake made it back to Grand Lake to
that time and the meal did not where we hid our packs. From buy the day's lunch . For a while
T h e
team has a 6 and 5 record thus far, with only one game remaining this year. The coaches feel that the scores in the games are not necessarily indicative of the
team's play all the time. The team has had "hot and cold" periods all through the season,
winning some hard games and losing some easy ones. Frank Wilkinson remains the team's outside threat while Tom Ross and Frank Elder continue to lead the rebounding and inside play
on the team.
With only Holy Cross left on
day before and we weren't quite small fish was caught by Robert
Mr. Pettyjohn. From that point
seen on television. It was resembled Colonel Sanders
stopped and had a chilling swim
J.V. Soccer
BY BILL FIX
Worn out by a long hike, we finally reached the shore of Lake Verna.
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The flatlands of the Rockies, Big Meadows.
pacing the main street. Before moving on we lounged beside
•• Itton,
.v. Basketball
BY DAVID MAY
The J.V. team seems to be
f i r e . T h e y a r e u n d e f e a t e d i n e i ohn .gt
consecuuve contests. Overall their record is 10-3, and 7-0inth~
Prep League.
T h e t e a m s t a n d o u t s have bee
J~mes ~~gill, Bill Aldrid;, R1ck Wllkmson, and especially brothers Carter and Bert Kemper
Coach Berry has strengthen~ the defense by using various z o n e s _ a n d e~couraging rebounding techmque with the big men. Offensively, the
shooting skill of Carter and Ben Kemper has been unsurpassed. Credit must go to Ted Irvin and
Alex Roddey, whose court skills ~(5,
Thomas M. Gathright Memorial Highway."
provide an awesome presence to the team. Coach Berry has pushed the team a little harder lately, but this extra effort has really brought the team around. V .E.S. is definitely a powerto be contended with in the Prep
League.
Frosh B-ball BY BLITZ jAMES
tl JX>ints, JX>iDts .
Hell as Lague
F r e s h m a n Basketball
The young inexperienced J.V. Soccer team is fighting hard to improve its 2-3-4 record. In the past month they have traveled to B l u e R i d g e a n d defeated the Barons 2-1. Hal Jackson and Kip
Small scored goals. They then lost to Northcross 2·0 tn Roanoke and Fishburne 2·1on
Moore Field.
"Goalie Mike Young:
. ' M Hustle fullbacks Enc r. d
Boyer and Kent Cooper, an
f o r w a r d s T o m m y Cleme~t~
Charles Munford, Dtn d Harper Martin Arguello, and John 'steele have plaYe,
consistently well all season,
says Coach Jim Pettyjohn. and Kip Small, Ron Pauhngi the Lennie Cox are some 0 ld
younger players who shoUrn contribute to the soccer progra
in the future.
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