#tntcamping

[dom-bastiansmythe]

LEAVES || SEBASTIAN & ALEJANDRO (10/09)

It was almost 4 pm when Sebastian got back to his campsite from the visitors center, a tray with the cups in it in his hand. Dressed in black jeans and a light yellow hoodie he whistled a soft tune as he walked pass the people at the site, everyone enjoying the last couple of hours of sun of their second day there. So far camping hadn’t turned to be so bad, plus it was nice to see different sights from what they usually did. He looked around in the crowd, trying to see if Alex was already there. He hoped he was, since the other knew Sebastian liked things to be on time.

@alejandro-lodge

[switchhummel]

SHAPES IN THE WATER || KURT & OLLIE (10/10)

Kurt and Ollie made their way down the main path that led them away from the campsites, a pth properly marked with the signs telling them to go the right direction without getting lost, and also they could trust on the guidance map Kurt had bought as soon as they arrived to the camping a couple of days ago. “You can never be too careful” he told the other man as he showed him the map before putting it back inside his small bag. It was well into the morning hours, almost noon actually, and with the sun almost at its peek, it would make up for the cold water they were likely to encounter. 

After almost a good ten minute walk, they left the trail as indicated on the map and went through a line of big trees, which soon gave way into an open spot of grass, and what they saw at the end of it looked almost like a postcard. A beautiful waterfall, the water roaring as it cascaded down the stone wall, and into a calm lake. “Wow” he said quietly as he walked further onto the shore. “That’s beautiful.”

@switchingolliesmythe​

[thistleandthorn-events]

Fall Camping: Great Smokey Mountains

Pack up your camping gear and get ready for the beauty of mother nature! All school students (plus chaperons) will be embarking on a camping trip to the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee! Below is the itinerary and camping assignments. The trip will begin October 8th and we will return to the school on October 13th. All necessary equipment will be provided by the school.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Each campsite will have two 4-person tents with fire pit (plus cooking supplies), food, picnic table, and camping chairs. There are public outdoor showering and toileting facilities available. Chaperones have their own sites/supplies.

Site 1:

Logan Lodge

Sam Evans

Oliver Smythe

Elliott Anderson

Blaine Evans

Owen Evans

Alejandro Lodge

Site 2:

Belle Gilbert

Asher Karofsky

Javier Fogarty

Benji Wilde

Violet Cooper

Kurt Hummel

Site 3:

Gunner Rose

Madeline Beiste

Ruby Astor

Summer Evans

Beau Rose

Ross Berry

Charlie Fabray

Site 4:

Danny Schuester

Cheryl Blossom

Sebastian Smythe

Hunter Clarington

Archer Clarington

Sky Evans

Site 5:

Tristan Clarington

Teddy Cohen-Chang

Jackson Schuester

Gabe Wilson

Buck Wilde

Joe Berry

ITINERARY: Everyone is required to be in their own sites between 2am-8am. All campground activities are available while on site. To include: hiking, bike riding, horseback riding, fishing, yard games (ladder ball, horseshoes, bags, etc), tennis, volleyball and basketball. There are also regular running shuttles for near by trails, waterfalls, and other nearby sights that can be found HERE.

October 8th - 6am-12pm: Travel to Great Smokey National Park 12pm-2am: campground activities

October 9th - All Day: Campground activities

October 10th - 6am - 2pm: Campground activities 2pm - 8pm: Explore Cades Cove 8pm - 2am: Campground activities

October 11th - 6am - 10am: Campground activities 10am - 2pm: Hike Abrams Falls Trail 2pm - 2am: Campground activities

October 12th - All Day: Campground activities

October 13th - 8am - 2pm: Travel back to Ohio

OOC:

Any questions, let us know. ANY PLOTS please run by us. We'll likely say yes, but please just run it by us so we can make sure everything works out appropriately.

[switchhummel]

CRASH AND NOTHING MUCH || KURT & GASTON (10/12)

Trying to make as much of the final hours of light of that final day of camping, Kurt stocked himself up with water, some mild snacks and his faithful map of the area, along with another bag in which he carried his digital camera. Instead of taking his pictures with his phone, like almost everyone else did, and despite some people telling him the phones filters were just as good, to him there was a sort of essence that the phone would never be able to catch. Maybe it could, but not to his eyes otr knowledge, thus him carrying his small camera bag with him as he walked away from the camp.

There were times that strange things came to mind. Like, what would happen if he got lost and never returned to camp? Would anyone even notice he was gone? He had never second doubted himself the way he did right now, not even while taking all that heavy bullying in high school. But as he entered in his young adult years, with the pending pressure of knowing he had to find someone to claim him or else, everything dragged on him like a rock. Not to mention several other aspects, which he tried really hard to forget. Unsucessfully.

His train of thought didn’t lead him stray from the trail, luckily. He kept on walking until he found a good open spot, from which he could look down at almost the entire campsite. Click. Click. He walked and turned in every possible direction to take as much shots as he could, then when he was done he sat on a rock and enjoyed a snack and some water. The sun was getting more orange as time passed by, and that was when he knew he had to go back to the campsite.

He gathered all his things quickly and went back on the same path he did earlier, but whether there was much less light around him that when he went up, there no way for him to see there was a medium sized rock that just happened to be there. Something he couldn’t avoid, and before he knew he was stumbling forward, his foot bending far enough to the side to hurt a lot. He was quick enough to put his hands in front of his face, but his palms took the blow, and soon they were covered in cuts and scrapes. No amount of cursing could describe how much it hurt, but he was vocalizing it all the same. Out loud. He tried to pull himself back up but failed, which made him to the ground again.

@dr-gaston-lefevre​

[switchhummel]

One with nature.