What an excellent day. While it rained in the morning we helped put together a skeleton of a young gray whale. The whale bones came as a school event, and we were so thrilled to be able to participate before our departure.
Please see the photos of our field trip just after the whale skeleton. It was a great day in Tilden Park. The students were placed in two Corps of Discovery groups and led their own hike based on a map that had "somehow" been damaged and was missing information. Using a compass, scouting parties, and discussion each group made it to the top of Wild Cat Peak.
Discovery Corps group 1 - Lewis and Clark explain the map and plan their route.
Each group needed to communicate with Mark (representing a new American Indian tribe along the trail) using sign language and offering gifts to gain passage into the new area.
Sacagawea #1 carrying Meeko on her back.
Foreground, York carrying a heavy barrel of supplies up the slippery mountainside.
Corps 1 on the top!
Sacagawea #2 on the top with Meeko safe in his bundle.
Group 2 raiding the contents of their barrel.
Kissing a banana slug! What a committed member of the team.
The students used small journals to draw, record experiences and plan a shelter.
Building shelters.
The rain storm comes (cups of water).
Headed home.
Thank you to our drivers and chaperones: Mark, Joan, Gina and Don!
