Volcano Hike - James

For the volcano hike, we woke up at five in the morning to get there before the tourists.  We had an hour long ride and, once we got our walking sticks, we were off.  We had a hike through a forest.  I was not used to the altitude difference or the hiking.  When we got close to the volcano, the ground became like ash and it looked like another planet.  We had a choice to keep going or to stop,  I decided to muster all my strength and push on.  It was incredibly difficult, my clothes stank of dirt and sweat, my muscles aching.  I got to the top finally and it felt like a wind tunnel and it got very cold.  We laid down and saw the steam from the volcano.  I had expected to see lava, but alas, no luck.  The trip was cool and I definitely will remember it.