PACK FOREST IS A CAMP SITE LOCATED IN EATONVILLE, WASHINGTON. IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW FIELDTRIPS UPWARD BOUND WOULD HAVE FOR THE SUMMER OF 2006. IT WAS AMAZING THAT NO ONE KNEW WHERE WE WERE GOING, WHICH CAUSED US TO BECOME LOST. ONCE WE FOUND IT, THE STUDENTS WERE EXCITED TO START OFF THEIR SUMMER WITH AN OVERNIGHT FIELDTRIP AT PACK FOREST. THIS FIELDTRIP WAS FROM JUNE 22-23, 2006.

DURING THE FIELDTRIP, THE STAFF AND STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO PLAY GAMES, SLEEP, AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. THEY PLAYED GAMES SUCH AS SOCCER, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, AND EVEN CARD GAMES. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MANY STUDENTS DECIDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNLIMTED FOUNTAIN DRINKS THEY HAD AT THE MESS HALL. SOME WERE DEDICATED TO JUST RELAXING AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS.

THE RETURNING UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS WELCOMED THE NEW UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS BY HAVING A DANCE. THINGS DID NOT GO AS PLANNED BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS TOO SCARED TO DANCE OR THE MUSIC JUST WASN'T RIGHT. OTHERS WERE EITHER OUTSIDE PLAYING BASKETBALL, OR JUST DECIDED TO CALL IT A NIGHT AND GO TO SLEEP.

MANY UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS SAID THAT THEY ENJOYED THEMSELVES AT THE PACK FOREST FIELD TRIP. ACCORDING TO ROXANNE, “IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE”. KAMI SAID THAT “IT WAS AN EXTRAVIGANT FIELDTRIP AND I ENJOYED MYSELF.” HOPEFULLY AT SOME FUTURE TIME, THEY WILL DECIDE TO GO BACK TO THE CAMP SITE AND RELIVE THE MEMORIES THEY HAD.