Students prove that one-day fall break doesn’t limit adventure

by | Oct 26, 2010 | News Slider

Many Lipscomb students complain that fall break only allows them one day off of school. But five Lipscomb students used that one day off to drive across the country and back. Burton Wood, Chase Clayton, Morgan Gonder, Kaitlynn Passon and Maryanne Rieder loaded up in Passon’s SUV last Thursday afternoon, Oct. 21,  for the Grand Canyon. “We were told that it couldn’t be done, that no one could travel to the Grand Canyon and back before classes on Monday,” said Rieder, a senior family relations major from Huntsville, Ala. “We sought out to prove otherwise.” Just 26 hours and over 1600 miles later, they’d done just that and arrived at one of the seven wonders of the natural world in Grand Canyon National Park. Morgan Gonder, a senior biochemistry major from McMinnville, Tenn., said on Twitter that Williams, Ariz., had become his favorite town west of the Mississippi in just one afternoon, and that he’d really miss the 75 mph speed limits in both Arizona and New Mexico. “Over 3000 miles, five of my best friends, three days and one huge hole in the ground made for one of the best trips I’ve ever been on, and memories I’ll have forever,” Gonder said. Now, no students can say that a four-day weekend doesn’t provide them enough time to have some fun. Check out the photo slideshow below for pictures from their trip, taken by Chase Clayton. Please upgrade your...