ether it was the chance to rent boats, go tubing, or jump of cliffs into Greers Ferry Lake, or the chanve to go climbing at Sugar Loaf Mountain, there were many opportunities for students to enjoy the outdoors at Heber Springs, Ark. Senior Chris Jackson said he remembered the first time he rented boats with the soccer teams at Greers Ferry Lake. He said it was a great way for the teams to get to know the new members. "Going out and renting boats was one of the highlights of my Harding career," Jackson said. "We would take about 20 people from both the men's and women's teams and go out on our days off and enjoy the company and get to know each other better." Jackson also said that going out to the lake was a chance to get away from soccer just for a few hours and relax. "We would have such a good time tubing out on the lake," Jackson said. "One time I remember that we tried to get three people on the tube at the same time and take the boat at about 30 m.p.h. That was without a doubt the most painful moment when we flipped the tube and all three of us landed on top of each other. It hurt pretty bad, but it sure was fun." Other students found Heber Springs to be a good place to jump off the cliffs, which ranged from 20 to 50 feet above the water. Freshman Lynsey Clissold said she enjoyed cliff jumping for the experience of falling. "Jumping off the cliffs is definitely one of the high points of school thus far," Clissold said. "I have never had the chance to jump off cliffs that large because back home we do not have anything like that at our lake. So being able to go out there with my friends and enjoy each others' friendship is what it is all about." Senior Cody Kiser said he traveled to Heber Springs to go rock climbing on Sugar Loaf Mountain. Kiser said he also enjoyed going to the mountain on weekends to get away from the pressures of school. "I used to go climbing in Dallas where I'm from, and I was afraid that I was not going to be able to continue my hobby when I came [to Harding]," Kiser sa id. "But luckily my freshman year some guys on my hall took me out there to go rock climbing. T am so grateful that they did, because now I go out there to get away from things." Senior Zach Johnson was another hiking enthusiast. He said he liked to go to Sugar Loaf Mountain and spend time reconnecting with God. "Sometimes when things are just not going well for me spiritually, I like to go out there because I feel J can get closer to God," Johnson said. "When I tore my MeL, I did not think that I would ever be able to go out there and hike the trail again. But since then, [ am abfe to go out there and enjoy God's creation." - MICHAEL ALLEN STUDENTLIFE- 18 Leaving the familiar, students enjoy outdoors SENIORS MARK LEONARD AND NATHAN SWAIN playa gameof basketball at the Harding Academy [Ourt Sept. 19.They said they enjoyed playing on a regular basis to escape fromschoolwork. ,c. ROBERSON GATHERED AROUND ATABLE NEAR JAVA CITY, juniors Kyle Sullivan, Krista Lee, David Renner and Blake Beamon playspades. The student centerwas apopular place for groups of friends to play spades and othercard games. 'M.MICHAElSON
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