Please refer to this daily schedule for all of your planning/concerns! Feel free to text/call Britt Blasdell (330-715-8926) or Heather Prekup (817-692-9881) with any questions that arise! ** PLEASE ensure your child has a water bottle/camelback each day!**
MONDAY, 18th - Doin' Downtown Durango
Drop Student off at 9 a.m at “Get Fused”
Lunch provided (Food trucks at Ernie's)
Shopping in historic Durango (bring your own spending $ if desired)
Old time western photos at Thru The Lens
Horse Drawn Carriage
Pick-up at 3 p.m at “Get Fused”
TUESDAY, 19th - Narrow Gauge Railroad Experience
Drop off student at the train station at 8:30 / Pick up at 3:30 Ride the train to Cascade Canyon (be sure to PACK a lunch!)
Explore the Train museum
WEDNESDAY, 20th - Exploring Durango
Drop off student at Fish Hatchery at 9 a.m
Explore Fish Hatchery/ Walk the Animas River Trail to 3rd Ave.
Pack your own lunch + water! (see below for full detailed activities)
Pick up student at AHS at 3:30 p.m
FRIDAY, 22nd -
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What are we doing with Durango Nature Studies?
9:45: Arrive at Molas/ Haviland & introductions. Hike to snowpit site 10:00: Slope models experiment w/potato flakes and flour teaching about strong and weak layers 10:30: Exploring snow depth around different features to learn about trigger points and terrain traps. 11:00 - 12:00pm: Snowpit investigation looking at crystals, temperature profile, and density 12:00 - 12:30pm: Lunch and debrief of morning activities 12:30 - 2:45pm: Student-led group hike linking 2 or 3 chosen points on the map where they take turns safely leading us around terrain features and possible trigger sites. - Second snowpit on a different slope aspect for comparison to first - Calculate snow water equivalency based on density measurements from snowpit - Create your own watershed 3D map in the snow based on reading topo map - Snow shovel sledding - Animal tracking using guide, interpretive stops highlighting the ecology of the area 2:45pm: Debrief Circle and reflection on the day 3:00pm: Depart