Hike Part Two: Alara Bridge

The second half of our hike wasn't nearly as fun. It was just walking through the mountains down to the rushing river and going to an ancient cobblestone bridge. Ok, it was pretty cool.

We started off walking through the woods, the path was not very clear. At one point, everyone tripped and fell at least once. We kept walking through the woods and at one point we came to a clearing. I don't know why but I had a lot of energy and I just started running across the clearing. Then, while I was running, I saw something. I took a few steps back, and there it was!

It was a fossil, not the kind you make with fake shells and plaster in school. It had the clear markings of a shell. I picked it up and raced back to the group and showed it to my parents. Sooner or later, everyone got a look at he ancient fossil. We kept walking and eventually we came to another clearing where the group would take a break.  That's where I nearly left the fossil. I was just having a snack and I was so distracted that I almost just left it for someone else to find. But just before we started walking again, I remembered the fossil.

From there on the walk was easy and we got to an ancient bridge where we would rest before our hike back. I have no idea what the history of this bridge was, but it was pretty cool. It was a large cobblestone bridge that was pretty high above the river, which was also awesome.

I think the second half of our walk was pretty cool. But when we got home my mom searched the web to find out how old the fossil was and we discovered it was older than the mountains. So over all I think that I had a great time on the second half of the hike, even if the first one was better.