We just visited our old friend, Brooke, who has been living in Yosemite for the past 4 months as a volunteer ranger. She spent 2 days showing us around the park. We biked everywhere, even at night by headlamp. We saw some animals - skins, bones, and stuffed - in the museums. Avery's favorites were the marmot and the raccoon. We also did a little hiking along the mist trail. Avery got a special 1:1 tour with head Ranger, Eric. Avery got some training and is now a junior ranger! He knows that his job is to protect the park's animals.
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| The lovely Brooke |
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Avery earning a badge for junior rangership just because he has connections in high places.
He did not have to do much work for this badge. |
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| Making art with Brooke. She is the fabulous artist who did both boys' birth announcements. |
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| He's cradling a deer! |
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| The mist trail. We got about .5 miles up the trail before heading back with exhausted kids. |
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| Exhausted kid #1 |
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| Holding Brooke! |
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| Avery got a marmot (matches Brooke's marmot) |
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| Ranger Kaleb giving a talk to the junior rangers of the park |
A wonderful weekend. Thank you, Brooke!
