Cass Tech’s Outdoor Adventure Club went on a seven-day trip last summer. The Adventure Club went to Yosemite National Park in California the summer of 2024.
The Outdoor Adventure Club was established in 2022 and this trip to Yosemite was the first outside of the state. While at Yosemite, the club members had no electricity, however they were surrounded by the beauty of the park.
Senior Mayte Cervantes, president of the club, said that the trip to Yosemite greatly impacted her.
“I feel like it made me lighter…I was just, like, nothing matters anymore be-cause I was in Yosemite,” said Cervantes.
Kelsey Wiley, a teacher and volunteer to Cass Tech’s Outdoor Adventure Club, said she persevered with the trip despite her fears.
“If anything, it made me just feel fearless because I was really scared to go camping …” Wiley said.
As Cervantes reflected on the trip, she came to realize that people are not limited to their everyday lives and that people are part of something bigger.
She said it made her realize that hu-mans “are, like, part of a bigger picture.”
Wiley plans to bring that fearlessness she experienced while in Yosemite into her classroom.
“This year … I’m going to be fearless. I’m going for it and I’m just going to enjoy the journey,” Wiley said.
Cervantes said the club hopes to make the trip to Yosemite an annual trip.
