Sunshine & Snow on Our Last Day at Camp

There's a tremendous excitement around camp this morning, waking to bright blue skies and a white cover over camp.

With the snow falling last night, we went inside for a great lesson on snakes. The camp has a collection of snakes from around the Americas that they share, after a lecture of sorts.

And although the excitement of yesterday was about the snow, we did get a full morning of lessons with the woods as our classroom. Our bird lesson began with the kids all finding a spot to sit alone and listen and look: some sketched what they saw, some took notes or wrote poems. Then, from the starting point watching and listening, the group would sit in a circle and learn about the adaptations birds make to find a niche in our surroundings.

Our plan for our last full day here at camp is to hike up to Horse Meadows, a beautiful clearing about 2 miles up the trail. The sun is shining bright and warming us quickly, so it should be a great day.