Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Took a walk

We took a walk with the homeschoolers today. A very nice ranger conducted us around and showed us trees, vernal pools, a stone tower and a treasure cave.

From burned out trees, we learned that forest fires are needed once about every 50 years to keep forests healthy. They clear out the junk and open up places for wild life to live.

We discovered that vernal pools are fun to look at. We caught polliwogs and misquito larvae in nets. Kids climbed on logs going over the pools.

We found out that the stone tower has no purpose. The fire lookout tower was built on the next hill. This tower was built in the Great Depression, just to give people work. Part of the WPA program.

The cave we explored was dug out by people who thought there was treasure in there. They were spiritualists who contacted (or thought thay contacted) the ghosts of dead pirates who had buried their treasure there. No treasure was ever found. But one digger who lived on site was killed in an earthquake when a rock overhang fell on him.


All in all, a pretty cool walk. The kids loved it.

Have a great day.

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