night walking

During Mountain School, we take the kids out on a night hike. During the hike we discuss the kinds of animals that are out at night, and what makes them different from diurnal animals.

So, in order to prepare ourselves for this, we went on a night hike on the Trail of the Cedars in Newhalem. We were led by one person with a very small light that only shone red.

So, this is what we would normally see




and this is what we actually saw



It was fantastic. By the end of the hike, we all had to walk in a line holding onto the person in front of us in order to find our way through the woods. We played games along the way like "what's the smell in this container" or "draw on a piece of paper and identify the color."

Only about 5 more days until the kids show up, and im getting pretty excited. I better get over my fear of the dark immediately!