August 6, 2012 Canoe Base Day 3
Today we visited the Sudan Mines which use to be a quarry deposit that got shut down because it was found that it would cost more money to operate the mine than the incoming profit. When we arrived we were given hard hats and we were told that we'd be going down into the mine. Eventually when the time came we fit everyone into two mineshaft elevators and it was tight. At first we were going down slow but then we picked up speed and all you could hear is the sound of rolling thunder. As we got deeper underground the temperature began to drop and soon became very chilly.When we arrived on the bottom floor there was a sign that said you are on the 27th floor which is 2,789 feet below the surface which surprised me I didn't know that mines went that deep underground. We all got into a mine cart and drove deeper into the mine where once we got to the center of the mine we all got out and were given a tour of how the mining system worked. After the tour was complete we stopped at dairy queen for lunch once again which was starting to become redundant.
Finally we made our way to canoe base and we hung out for the rest of the afternoon. Once the other troops had arrived we all conjugated into a small field and played various sorts of games and activities while the adults filled out paper work. My favorite activity was the tom hawk throw although most of the time I missed the target completely it was still fun just to be able to throw it. Another fun game we played was cat and mouse. Basically how it is set up is you have two stand alone stumps horizontally from one another and one person stands on each stump with and end of rope and the objective is to make the other person lose there balance or lose their end of the rope. Amongst all things the history staff impressed me the most by far. They were acting as voyagers who were the first people from the outside world to explore the boundary waters. They were able to keep up a french accent the entire time which made me convinced that they where really French Canadians but they weren't really.
Once the adults had finished all the paper work we planned out our voyage with our guide and decided that we'd be going on the scenic lakes route as discussed the previous night. Tomorrow we set out for a journey of a lifetime who knows what wonders may lie ahead of us or what we may encounter. I wait in anticipation for this voyage to start I can hardly contain myself I'm so excited. Tomorrow starts a journey that I will truly never forget.
Today we visited the Sudan Mines which use to be a quarry deposit that got shut down because it was found that it would cost more money to operate the mine than the incoming profit. When we arrived we were given hard hats and we were told that we'd be going down into the mine. Eventually when the time came we fit everyone into two mineshaft elevators and it was tight. At first we were going down slow but then we picked up speed and all you could hear is the sound of rolling thunder. As we got deeper underground the temperature began to drop and soon became very chilly.When we arrived on the bottom floor there was a sign that said you are on the 27th floor which is 2,789 feet below the surface which surprised me I didn't know that mines went that deep underground. We all got into a mine cart and drove deeper into the mine where once we got to the center of the mine we all got out and were given a tour of how the mining system worked. After the tour was complete we stopped at dairy queen for lunch once again which was starting to become redundant.
Finally we made our way to canoe base and we hung out for the rest of the afternoon. Once the other troops had arrived we all conjugated into a small field and played various sorts of games and activities while the adults filled out paper work. My favorite activity was the tom hawk throw although most of the time I missed the target completely it was still fun just to be able to throw it. Another fun game we played was cat and mouse. Basically how it is set up is you have two stand alone stumps horizontally from one another and one person stands on each stump with and end of rope and the objective is to make the other person lose there balance or lose their end of the rope. Amongst all things the history staff impressed me the most by far. They were acting as voyagers who were the first people from the outside world to explore the boundary waters. They were able to keep up a french accent the entire time which made me convinced that they where really French Canadians but they weren't really.
Once the adults had finished all the paper work we planned out our voyage with our guide and decided that we'd be going on the scenic lakes route as discussed the previous night. Tomorrow we set out for a journey of a lifetime who knows what wonders may lie ahead of us or what we may encounter. I wait in anticipation for this voyage to start I can hardly contain myself I'm so excited. Tomorrow starts a journey that I will truly never forget.
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