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Let's Plant Some Trees!

2/9/2015

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“Today we’re going to be planting in an area that was totally destroyed by fire and where nothing has grown back.” How excited we all were! In this, our fourth year of volunteering at Bastrop State Park to be a part of the reforestation project, we were going to actually be planting in one of the areas where nothing was growing back. We would get to be a part of bringing life back to this part of what had been a beautiful stand of stately Loblolly Pines following the devastating fires of Labor Day 2011.

This was a special day in another way too. This year the SAIL Pathfinders were joined by Pathfinders from the Austin Knights and Bastrop Peace Warriors Pathfinder clubs. For the first time we were allowed to choose the main group of volunteers to participate in the planting opportunity for a specific date. The weather did not disappoint the SAIL Pathfinders as the day started out with a fine mist falling. Eagerly 30 Pathfinders fell in at attention to be given instructions for the day. This was a bit disconcerting for our Park Ranger as he was more used to pulling kids off the monkey bars than addressing a large group of young people attentively awaiting his instructions! He told them that they could relax and was amazed that they would only do so if given the command from a director. Even when the Pathfinders were given the command, “At Ease”, he was in awe. This led to an opportunity for the SAIL Pathfinder Director to share who Pathfinders are as the group moved up the hill to the planting area.

In a very short time the 50 members of our group, along with a few people from another group, had planted all the trees the parks department had allotted for this area. In about 2 hours time we had planted 1302 trees, the second highest number of trees planted in a day this year!

How proud I was of our Pathfinders when we were all finished and our park ranger stated that our group was welcome to come back next year as we had done a fine job and he had been happy to work with us. Thank you, Pathfinders, for being a good witness and for giving of yourselves to your community today!


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Dinosaurs Galore!

1/29/2015

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On Sunday morning we bade our hosts good-by and headed to Southwestern Adventist University. Their Archeology lab is amazing!  They actually have a whole Triceratops skull with its 3 horns! It’s huge!  There were many bones from other dinosaurs including T-Rex which made for a fascinating tour!  From there we went to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. We were able to see a full-size skeleton of Paluxysaurus Jonesi, the State Dinosaur of Texas, and a single bath-tub-size footprint of it was tempting to sit in.  At least we didn’t have to worry about getting stepped on!  The Mammoth tusks there were impressive as well. And the 4-D theater was fun, too.  Getting sprayed by water seemed to get the most reaction from everyone! Some of the Pathfinders enjoyed going to the DinoDig and “practicing” unearthing dinosaur bones. Though it was a little frustrating to dig them up and then not be able to pick them up.  The whole weekend was a great experience and a good time was had by all!

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Dinosaur Valley Trip

1/29/2015

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Anticipation was running high as we finally arrived at the Dinosaur Valley State Park on Sabbath Jan. 24.  The sun was shining after days of rain and it was crisp & beautiful.  After a picnic lunch, we met up with the Joshua Crossroads Wranglers Pathfinders and hiked down to see the famous dinosaur prints in the riverbed.  They were mostly underwater, but it was clear enough that we could see the evidence of those huge creatures that had walked there so long ago!  Central Texas Area Coordinator Mr. Rodger Baker guided our way with lots of wonderful information. He even braved the freezing water to compare his footprints with a dinosaur’s footprint!   It was a very enjoyable hike and we learned a lot!

The leaders and Pathfinders of the Joshua Wrangler’s Club were warm and friendly hosts.  We enjoyed getting to know them as we hiked. After a group picture, to commemorate the event, we loaded up and headed to the church where we participated in some lively songs and worship. After supper we learned more about dinosaurs by doing some great works of art in teams. (Did you know a T-Rex could look like a teddy bear?)

All good things must come to an end, and so did our wonderful day together.  Everyone found their rooms and rolled out their sleeping bags. Lights went out and the girls giggled themselves to sleep while the boys enjoyed a friendly pillow fight before settling down. We thoroughly enjoyed making these new friends!


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