For our final trip this summer we went to Assateague Island National Seashore. For many of our campers it was their first time seeing the Atlantic Ocean. We first stopped at the Visitor's Center where we learned about the unique wildlife on the island including the history of the wild horses found there. Next we stopped on the Chincoteague Bay side of the island. We at lunch, explored the shallow water and the various shells on the beach. We saw our first horse here, as well! Lastly we stopped on the ocean side of the island. We found a variety of crabs and enjoyed the ocean waves. We also learned how this barrier island "flips over" on itself through erosion caused by wind and waves. Hopefully students can draw upon this experience in science for this upcoming year! We walked an estimated .5 miles on Assateague Island bringing our total to 14.3 miles for the entire 8 days! For more pictures go to the bottom of the page here.
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We had to changed up our plans a little bit for out trip to D.C. The weather wasn't quite cooperating with us so instead of doing the tour of all the different memorials we spent the majority of the day at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and Air and Space. In the Museum of Natural History the campers learned about our vast oceans, dinosaurs, mammals and saw the Hope Diamond up close. At the Air and Space Museum they learned about the history of aviation in the United States as well as all the different planets in our solar system. We did manage to spend a decent amount of time outside and saw the Washington Monument and the US Capitol Building on the National Mall. If you would like to see more pics of our trip go to the link. We walked a total of 1 mile on Monday giving us a total of 13.8 miles for the camp so far! On Friday we traveled down to the Sports Legends Museum next to Camden Yards. Our campers learned the history of the Orioles, Ravens, Colts and many other sports team both college and pro from the area. While we don't have as many World Series trophies as the Yankees, it was nice to see the ones we do have. Hopefully we have another one to add for next year! Many of our campers did not know that the Colts had once been a Baltimore team. The day before we watch the ESPN documentary, "The Band that Wouldn't Die" to give them some background. Next we walked over to the Babe Ruth Museum and learned about the life of the famous baseball player from Baltimore. After the tour we enjoyed a walk to the Inner Harbor and of course the fountains. While we did take a mile off of our walk by using the free and green Charm City Circulator, we still managed to walk 4 miles. That brings our total of 12.8 miles for the camp so far! |
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