My family took a trip to Durango, Colorado this summer. A considerable amount of Colorado is suffering a drought which causes forest fires. Even during Wilderness, there was threat of wildfires; one night we could smell the smoke from a town two hours away. While in Durango, I took note of the safety precautions; there was multiple laws being enforced concerning the burn ban. 

This summer I went to Camp Ozark in Mt.Ida, Arkansas for my final summer as a camper. As seniors, we took a weekend trip to Lake Wichita where we stayed two nights on public camp grounds. We were constantly picking up trash and had to do daily sweeps to avoid raccoon encounters. We tied up our trash and put it in a metal cage in order to not hurt any animals. 

This summer I went on a Younglife trip called Wilderness. We were forced to deal with nature in a very non-confrontational way in the mountains of Colorado. Throughout the week, we had to clean up our tracks because we could leave no indication of our presence. This trip relates to environmental science because during this trip I was completely enveloped in nature. From learning to purify creek water for drinking to planning out smart campsites, I learned a lot having to deal with the environment.