Prep Hike at Tar Hollow

We went to Tar Hollow State Park in Laurellville, Ohio with 15 people, arriving at the base camp late Friday evening. We set up camp and ate. Once the sun rose, we set off with gear on our backs onto a hike much longer than expected. The reports said 8-10 miles, while unofficial reports say 12.4 and 12.6 miles, and the latter proved to be true. We broke for lunch early, after a debate longer than the lunch itself. Many people learned how to use the lightweight stoves and how to cook on the trail.

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The trail quickly turned back into woods as opposed to fields, and we went on for several miles before one of the youth was mildly injured. We stopped for some time before we continued hiking, opting to press onward until the next parking lot we could drop them off. We never found one and he went on for another 6.5 miles on a strained ankle. At the end, for his valiant efforts, we awarded him the trail name of "Juggernaut", with the affectionate shortening of "Juggs". Another trail name that was awarded was "Trooper", to the youth that was hurting from the start and soldiered through every step of the hike.

On the way home, we stopped at the general store, and for our diligent efforts, Crew Advisor John Z bought all the youth ice cream.

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