zoology

We met with Kathy from the Arizona Game & Fish Department, where she took us into the Kaibab National Forest. We began the tour with a few photo opportunities along the scenic south rim of the Grand Canyon. Following our brief stop, we went into the educational center where Kathy gave us some information about the California Condors. Here are a few facts to nibble on: (1) the California condor is named this because they were predominantly in California, (2) they mate for life, reproducing only every other year because both the male and female stay at home with the young for about 16 months and (3) the condor is often confused with the turkey vulture, but has a much longer wing-span and has a white triangle on its underside, while the turkey vulture has ... read more

This morning Torren got the scare of his life as he left his retainer at the breakfast buffet table. Unfortunately, he realized this after the fact and had to rummage through the garbage with the bus boy. Let’s just hope he sterilized it before putting it back into his mouth. After breakfast, we finally got the chance to prove our climbing prowess. At first we thought that the Red Rock trail was a piece of cake, but then we climbed like we had never climbed before. You will have to look at the pictures to see us about half-way up until our legs felt like Jell-0. However, some of the students took to the mountain like a duck takes to the water. Still others, were not cut out for climbing and were happy to see ... read more