Haley Steffey Tech Well Posts

 Last night I had ice hockey practice. A lot of people don't know that SRU has a women's club ice hockey team. It is a very interesting combination of people because me and another girl both played actual college hockey before coming to Slippery Rock and some of the girls have never played in a hockey game before. Most of the practice consists of us teaching the other girls. We have our first game on Saturday, which will be interesting to see how the other girls do. I am just looking forward to dominating everyone and playing without the pressure of making no mistakes. 

 Today I went hiking at McConnells Mill State Park with my parents and my dog. It was a pretty short hike, but we went off the trail a lot so I could look at the boulders there. My mom was scared me and my dad was going to get bit by a snake because there were signs that said "caution, may be snakes in this area", but my dad and I wanted to explore. My dog took a nice swim and behaved for the most part, but she ate some giant poop that was on a rock. Overall it was a nice hike and it was such a beautiful day outside. 

 Today I went on a hike with my dad and my dog. My dogs name is Leia and she is a Golden Retriever. We were originally supposed to go backpacking, but my body needed an actual bed to sleep in, so we just did a 4 mile hike instead. There are some really beautiful hikes in Beaver County at Brady's Run Park. It was such a nice day for a hike. My dog is such a good hiking dog. We let her off the leash and she goes about 20 feet ahead of us. If someone passes, you're supposed to put your dog on a leash, but sometimes we don't feel the need because she will just let the people pass without going up to them because she knows not to. She did something funny today. She stopped right before a mud puddle because usually my dad will put her on the leash so she doesn't go in them, but instead she just waited before the puddle and then hesitated going into it. Luckily she didn't get that muddy. Overall, it was a great hike and it was good to be outside in nice weather again. Try ...

 Today I worked at the Arc at the Rock Climbing Wall. It wasn't super busy, but we got a couple regulars and a couple new people in the three hours that I was there for. I got to belay someone who was newer to climbing and help them learn more about it. I also got to try out a few new routes that my co-workers had set. I got one of them, but the other one I still need to work on. I think that if I work on my flexibility and grip strength over the next couples weeks I will be able to get it. I will be going camping and hiking with my dad this weekend, stay tuned!