Fall Break was last weekend and the EKU Vets Club puts on ROCTOBERFEST. I attended and spent my time camping, outdoors-in a tent-no running water camping. It was my first time doing that recreationally but not unlike spending some time in the field but with much more fun. I think it even inspired me to become one of the backpacker hiker/camper people. Here's my first attempt at putting a tent up. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out! 
I went camping with a group of people from the Vets Club here at Eastern. The first thing we did was set up camp and wait for the stragglers. The best way to wait for people is clearly while drinking a few beers and playing with air soft guns. After awhile, we decided to go caving. It was definitely my first time trying something like that, but it was a lot of fun!! I also learned that some of the biggest, toughest looking guys are very afraid of little harmless spiders. Caving for those that don't know is hiking/climbing through a cave. For someone afraid of heights, caving isn't as bad because it is dark and narrow, unlike dangling from a tree while zip lining!! Here are a few photos from caving.
The next day, we went hiking around the Red River Gorge. It was breathtaking. The leaves had started to change, but it was a beautiful sunny day. We only spent a few hours hiking, but I could have kept going all day long. The thing I most took away from the trip was that I need to return to the Gorge and explore more of what there is to offer. I would have like to see more of the area, but all in all it was a great trip!
