Written by Easton Tong, 5th grade
Illustrated by Livi Wethington, 1st grade
My favorite outdoor adventure was a waterfall hike then a mountain coaster in the Smoky Mountains. The Trail was 5 miles long and we talked to lots of people along the way. It was really scary when we got toward the top of the mountain because it was so high up and there were warning signs along the way. When we got to the waterfall I couldn’t believe my eyes. The waterfall was beautiful and to think that God made that really amazed me. The waterfall was huge and went half way down the mountain into a creek. My whole family ended up climbing down the mountain into the creek. We swam in the creek for a long time and took a lot of photos and played catch for awhile. Then my siblings and I went and stuck our heads under the waterfall and were freezing cold. So we went on top of the waterfall and ate sandwiches. The view from where we were sitting was absolutely amazing. After it was time to go we went to a place called Goats on the Roof and it actually had goats on the roof. There was also a giant mountain coaster that I went on. It ended up taking 10 minutes just to get up the mountain. They said it was around 10 thousand feet above sea level. When I got to the top it took a loop and sped down really fast and ended up turning sideways. The really scary part wasn’t the height, but that it was a single person coaster. I would totally do it again. The view was absolutely breathtaking and the coaster was so much fun. And that is my favorite outdoor adventure.