Crystalline trees and brush blanketed in soft white velvet. The sights around here are eye openers, make
no mistake, but the beauty is partially masked by the menacing cold. Winter Storm Cleon has come and gone but the
temperature has yet to take a turn for the better. I believe it was about 5 degrees when we set
out for the Blazing Star Glade this morning.
My hands felt like they were on fire and it took an incredible amount of
will power to get them to function. If
that isn’t a good enough indicator for the weather—the bar oil was on the verge
of freezing! Thankfully my parents sent
me some hand warmers… but they chose to remain idle for the first half hour of
service. While my fingers had seen
better days, once we got a fire going and jumped into the swing of things the
chill was tolerable. Everybody has had
great attitudes about the whole situation and that makes our daily journeys
infinitely better.
I admit I was not at my best today. I’ve felt weak since getting up this morning
and nauseous on the hike in. I’ve been
drinking water, eating, and wearing the appropriate amount of layers so I’m not
really sure what to make of it. One of
our teammates has been feeling ill these past two days so it is possible that
I’m getting whatever she has, but she has been out-of-commission sick… Anyways,
hopefully by tomorrow I will be better.
Today I took it easy and just made burn piles. I’m hoping to be a greater contribution
tomorrow.
So it’s off to
bed for me… after a shout out to my Spartans that are fighting for their lives
in the Big Ten Championship game.
Release the Spartan Dawgs and create some opportunities. You want a statement win? What better way than by beating the number 2
team in the nation! I know you can do
it. Dig in, dig deep. This is for all those 11 win seasons in
recent memory where we’ve gotten nothing but the cold shoulder from the BCS
crew. Good night and good luck!
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