Nature’s Testing Grounds Outward bound is a camping expedition that features a seven-mile hike through the Appalachian Mountains. Myself along with several other students signed up to participate. The year was 2012,my tenth grade year. The only requirements were boots and the basic necessities (no electronics allowed). Little did I know Outward bound was going to be filled with excitement, pain and satisfaction. We started on a Monday early in the morning where we received our gear, which included a thirty-pound camping bag and sleeping mat. The trail we started on was right on the edge of the forest where we spent our first night. The sky was pitch black and everywhere you look we were surrounded by darkness with only a small fire being