Sunday, May 24, 2009

Fundy Trip

Although numbers were a lot lower than I thought would be coming, the small group that did show up had a blast on the Fundy Trip.

Fresh Air Adventures were excellent guides once again, and provided a great paddle and snacks. They gave a little talk about the tides, the Bay of Fundy and we all got a lot of sun. We saw an eagle nesting and heard an interesting story of Mr. Hunt and his dulse gathering adventure! I want to thank Alan and his crew for a great morning!


After the kayaking it was time for some hiking. The trail we initially wanted to hike was Moosehorn & Lafferty Falls, but when we got there it was closed. So we decided to hike Third Vault Falls (highest waterfall at the park). The first 3/4 of trail was quite easy but the last bit proved to be a challenge.


So what did we learn? We learned...

...Jordan is not good at decending a steep hiking trail;

...the largest Great White shark ever caught was caught in the Bay of Fundy;

...saving two bags of dulse is not worth the embarassment later (just ask Mr. Hunt);

...the girls are faster paddlers than the guys; and

...ferns do not taste as good as fiddleheads (I still can't believe they ate them);

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Geocaching

The 1st period crew finished their geocaching and everyone had a great time. I want to thank Trueman for scaring the hell out of me with the snake he placed on one of the geocaches...I hate snakes!! Other than the small heart attack my morning was great.

Things went really well again with the 4th period class. We had a new cache hid by Eddie Pinder and he also provided a prize for the person who found it. Congrats to Matt Comeau and Grant Sock!!

I would really like some input on how things went today, if the caches were challenging enough, shoud I make more, etc? I am also trying something new. If you want to post an e-journal entry you will not have to give me an entry in your written journal. It's simple, post a comment as your journal entry to this post; The same rules apply, be honest, be positive and be respectful of other posts/comments! I look forward to seeing what you all have to say.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Welcome

I just wanted to welcome everyone to my first Outdoor Pursuits blog. I plan to post photos, journal questions, up and coming activities, etc. I hope that it will become a useful tool for my OP students. Please feel free to post a comment. I look forward to hearing from you. :)