Trail Guide's Book of Wonders

One of the rangers guessed best what we had in our heads this morning with "what did I get myself into?" after a quick perusal through the Trail Guide's Book. It revealed enough information to complete a college degree or two! Not to worry, they said; you'll learn it all. Ha! Actually, they meant to provide this as a reference tool for the Ecology, Botany, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, History, Geology, Arthropoda and Native Americans of the park. (What? No Algae, Fungi, Marine Biology or GPS navigation?)

The course will take up the next 12 weeks worth of Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Most people live locally around Mission Gorge. On average, only 10% of the people who take the course decide to stick around and volunteer as trail guides. That means this group might provide 3 or 4 this year.

I created a simple Photosynth of Mission Gorge right outside the visitor's center. Photosynth is a service that combines several pictures to create one that you can navigate through.

One of the rangers led us on an orientation of the visitor's center.