what is wilderness?
are you in wilderness now?
i think the wilderness is yosemite and what i am sitting in right now. i think the wilderness is outside; the trees, the dirt, and animals. right now in curry village i think we are halfway in wilderness because there are a lot of trees and enormous rock features but there are also a lot of people, and a grocery store, and many places to eat. i think full wilderness is being surrounded completely by trees and no noises like cars or extremely large groups of people, but only noises like running stream water, birds, and falling leaves.

Goals and Expectations

I really want to get to know the people I'll be camping with a little bit more. When we get back I want to be really proud of myself for doing this and hopefully accomplishing [my goals]. At the end of my trip I want to say to myself, "whatever you want to do just do it because even if you think you can't, you probably can." I'm really excited. I never thought I would ever go backpacking, the thought never crossed my mind and now I'm sitting on this log or trunk of a tree shaped into the shape of a chair, getting ready to go backpacking.