15 middle schoolers
0 cells phones
7 wild ponies
5,000 ft elevation picnic
15 inspire journal entries
17 miles of Virginia Creeper Trails
Endless starscape on top of the mountain via night hike
2 bags of marshmallows consumed
3 full tents
1 freezing swimming hole
5 power packed meals made by middle schoolers
15 happy, growing, tired, resilient young people
Closing circle full of gratitude
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