Since this week camp ends on Wednesday, today was our last full day with this batch of kids. I hiked my group up creeks and down trails and up trails and down trails again for nearly six hours. They held up pretty well. We had to keep moving because it was pretty cold in the shade. It was even colder later on when we went on the night hike. The moon was up, so it was relatively easy to see (except for one of the cabin leaders assigned to my group, who had no night vision at all). Afterwards, we all looked at the moon through a telescope, which is pretty cool because the craters and various other pockmarks stand out very clearly. Too bad none of the planets were visible. We then ended the evening by putting on a dance for the kids. Tomorrow they all have to leave, which is a shame because they are really getting a lot out of this experience and they're all really good kids. Perhaps some of the seeds we've planted this week will take root.

Here's some photos from today.




The afternoon session of the aphid eaters anonymous meeting. Todays speaker dealt with the issue of insect gender confusion.




Ensatinas like having their pictures taken. California Newts apparently don't.