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Pirates, Ninjas, Robots! Oh my!
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by chris.
Hi friends!
Today’s fun brings us to Pirate, Ninja, Robot day! Check out how sweet we are:
We had a ton of fun in the sun today with a special presentation from Marmot at REI who taught us about Leave No Trace! We are having a blast and can’t wait to see you tomorrow!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Summit Camp 2009 or BUST!
Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone was able to enjoy their holiday season! Although we’ve been enjoying some down time here at Sierra Nevada Journeys, we are excited about the new year and all of the fun possibilities!
And guess what??It’s that time again- Summit Camp!!!
That’s right! We have updated this years information and registration form online (www.sierranevadajourneys.org), so if there are any questions, please let us know!
Here are some things that will be a little bit different from last year:
Dates: We will only be facilitating 2 super fun action packed weeks of Summit Camp this year- June 7-11 and June 14-18. Sign up soon!!!!
Location: We will be up at Lake Tahoe for both weeks!!!
Here are some things that are the same from last year:
Fun! Games, swimming, cabin time, team building, kayaking, hiking, paper making, and more!
Learning! Domes, watersheds, geology, rockets!!! YES!
Friends! Let us know that special friend that you want to bunk with this year and we will make sure you are in the same cabin as your friend!
As you can tell, we are really excited to be at camp again and can’t wait to see all of you again! Remember- we are only facilitating 2 weeks of camp this year, so spots will be filling fast! Register online today!!!
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office at 775-355-1688 anytime!
Thanks!
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ChickPea
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Alyce Taylor Brings the Apex Predator!
Posted on 17. Sep, 2008 by bethany.
Hey Friends!
Sorry I haven’t had a chance to post this week! We have been having WAY too much fun! Check out some of the things we’ve been doing this week:
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Thank you Sepulveda!
Posted on 14. Sep, 2008 by bethany.
Hey Friends!
Sepulveda finished up strong with everyone reaching the summit and a whole lot of fun and learning!
“We learned about rockets,
Lift, drag, and thrust.
We learned to find the North Star,
when lost this is a must.
We learned the rhodopsin,
at night helps us see.
And we learned about Ort,
and how less wasteful we can be.
We met people named Chick Pea,
Dirt, and Sequoya.
And we found that Wacka Wacka,
can really annoy ‘ya.
We lived and died in the forest,
by luck, skill, or chance.
But our favorite thing we learned,
Was this AWESOME dance…
Tribo-lumin- escence
Tribo-lumin- escence
Tribo-lumin- escence
Tribo-lumin- escence”
Thanks gentleman!
Go Play Outside!
The CP
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This is how Sepulveda Rolls!
Posted on 09. Sep, 2008 by bethany.
Hey Friends!
Sepulveda is here and having a blast! Who knew that rolling down the side of a hill could be SO fun??!!!??? Yesterday was packed with a lot of laughs, giggles, and we even learned a thing or two!
We found out that teamwork can be really tough, but worth it in the end!
And for those of you worried about the teachers not working hard, see below.
Today we are out hiking and learning about a variety of ecosystems.
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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SNJ gets energized!
Posted on 06. Sep, 2008 by bethany.
WooHOOOOOOO!
This morning Sierra Nevada Journeys all pitched in and got to help crew with the Energizer Bunny balloon this morning! Vistas, directors, board members alike all pitched in to get the 166 feet tall, (the height of a six-story building and 15-feet taller than the Statue of Liberty) bunny up in the air!
It was a great morning! We got to work with a great crew of seasoned veterans ( Thanks Lou and Kelly for inviting us).
We are looking forward to working together in many more exciting community events.
Go play outside!
ChickPea
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Bzzzz…
Posted on 28. Aug, 2008 by bethany.
That’s right! We made it through the week with no injuries and we only lost 3 students! (Just kidding!!!!) Look! They are all here and happy! :)
Here are some fun pictures from throughout the week:
Our Geodesic Dome!Look! We made it to the top! YEEEAAHHHHH! 
Even the parent chaperons made it through week- *note coffee clutched in hand!
Life and Death in the Forest!See, even carnivores and herbivores can get along!
It was a great first week! We are looking forward to the rest of the season being just as positive and successful!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Are we ready? BORN READY!
Posted on 27. Aug, 2008 by bethany.
Hey friends!
Our hike yesterday was amazing! We got to see bear tracks, all sorts of animal scat, and the view from the top was, of course, phenomenal.
And you know who likes playing with our newest staff member Schmitty (see rubber chicken below)? Everyone. Everyone loves Schmitty!
NO ORT! This table along with a couple others have had no ort. We are excited to be able to conserve ENERGY *buzzzzzzz* this week by not wasting food and water in the dining hall!
During yesterday’s open rec we enjoyed archery, ultimate frisbee, and horseshoes. This afternoon we are going to play some ping pong, do some arts and crafts, and hit archery again!
With all of this fun that we are having, it’s hard to believe that we are learning about Buckminster Fuller’s hair brained idea’s about triangles and Bernoulli with his physics! When we get home we can show you because we’ve been writing and drawing all about it in our journals!
We are getting really excited because tonight is the campfire! We’ve been practicing our skits all week and can’t wait to show them to everyone!
Go play outside!
ChickPea
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YES!!!
Posted on 26. Aug, 2008 by bethany.
Hey Friends!
Welcome back to another fun and exciting season of Journeys Outdoor School! This week we have one of our FAVORITE schools to kick off the season- Alyce Taylor Elementary.
Yesterday everyone got here and we got rolling pretty quickly. We learned all about Ort, the 3 respects, and got a tour around the new site- Grizzly Creek Ranch. (www.grizzlycreekranch.org)
We played a lot of games and we even snuck in a lesson or two. ;) There was one table at dinner that no ORT! It was pretty amazing.
Today we are doing a variety of things. Some of us are hiking and some of us are building rockets and geodesic domes. I’ll try to post some pictures later today!
I’m heading out to go sit in the sun. It’s so nice and sunny up here, but the cool breeze makes it the perfect day.
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Youth Backcountry Camps!
Posted on 17. Jul, 2008 by bethany.
Hey Friends!
Last week, SNJ kicked off a new and exciting summer backpacking program called Youth Backcountry Camps. We have partnered up with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association in this venture and we had a blast! Our first program was an all female group composed of some new friends and some of our old friends from our Wonderous Woman of Science program. Check it out:
Here we are clearing some trail! It was a long afternoon, but we managed to clear 225 feet of trail in just 4 hours!
Some of us made new friends of sorts….
And some of us hung out with old friends!
We have another YBC coming up next week and then we will be heading out to Lamoille Caynon to help facilitate a teachers conference!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Can we get a 1,2,3 THANK YOU?
Posted on 03. Jul, 2008 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
As we wrap up a successful and memory filled summer season, we just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came to play with us this summer! We had almost 200 campers this summer! We want to thank our campers as well as the site staff at Camp Galilee, Clair Tappaan, and Grizzly Creek Ranch! We couldn’t have done it without you! Here are some of our favorite moments:
Thanks again everyone for a great summer! We’ll see you next year!!!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Support Ready? Ready!
Posted on 02. Jul, 2008 by bethany.
Hey Friends!
Today after we got our day started with a jolting Polar Bear swim, we harnessed up and headed to the high ropes! Check it out:
We are enjoying Siesta right now and then tonight we are all set for Campfire with our silly skits and songs! Shhhh! Don’t tell, we are having s’mores!
We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow at 11 am!
Go Play Outside!
CP
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1,2,3 POLAR BEAR SWIMMMMMM
Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
I can’t really tell you how cold the water is at 7am. I could tell you that the water is 70 degrees Fahrenheit, but that wouldn’t quite articulate how COLD it really is. :) This morning it seemed to be a bit chillier than yesterday. (Props to Logan for taking this AMAZING picture too!)
For those of us who went hiking yesterday, there were a few really great animal sighting, the largest of those was a four point buck. We were nice and quiet, so it hung out for a bit.
The CP
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Grizzly Creek Fun!!!
Posted on 29. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
WooHoo!
We are back and having a blast here at Grizzly Creek Ranch! Today, we played a lot of new games, ate a lot of great food, and made a whole bunch of new friends! Check it out:
Tomorrow we are going hiking and exploring some new trails here at camp! We are also looking forward to the Polar Bear Plunge tomorrow morning at 7am! Brrrrrrr!
Go play Outside!
ChickPea
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Thanks French Ford Middle School
Posted on 27. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
Sorry it’s been so long since the last post, there was no internet at beautiful Claire Tappaan Lodge! I’m not going to lie, it was nice being “away” from everything for a week!
We had the pleasure of hosting a very special group this week at Summit Camp, French Ford Middle School out of Winnamucca, NV. I’ve never been so impressed with a group of young people! Thank you to all of you for being so respectful of yourselves, each other, and our environment (we are kinda big on that kind of thing here…)! We had soooo much fun!
Look! It’s a Wumble Bee!
A special shout out from SNJ staff to the staff of Nevada Outdoor School for all of your help this week! Bonobo, we will miss you!
Thanks again for checking in! We are gearing up for our last week of Summit Camp for 2008 at Grizzly Creek Ranch!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
PS- For those of you who want more pictures of Summit Camp, we do have photo CD’s available for $15. There are about 500 pictures of each week! Just email me at bethany@sierranevadajourneys.org if you are interested!
Thanks!
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The shores of Tahoe!
Posted on 17. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
WOW! Today we spent a lot of time playing down on the beach (don’t worry, we put on LOTS of sunscreen!) and we had a blast!
Look at what we were doing:
Be sure to check in tomorrow! We are going kayaking and learning about Leave No Trace!
Go play outside!
The CP
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DOMES!!!
Posted on 17. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
Howdy!
Today had been a really fun day of hiking and learning about forest ecology while hiking around Spooner Lake! We saw the coolest thing ever! We saw an osprey swoop down and catch a fish. That was cool, but what was even cooler was the eagle that flew down and knocked the fish out of the ospreys mouth and caught it in midair!!!
Here are some pictures of us yesterday building our geodesic domes!
Thanks for checking in!
Go play outside!
CP
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1,2,3 TAHOE TESSIE!!!
Posted on 16. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
Welcome to Session 2 of Summit Camp!
Thanks to everyone for another smooth check in! We were able to jump right in and get the show rolling right away! Swim checks, cabins, and full value contracts, oh my!!!
After a fantastic meal of homemade mac and cheese made by the phenomenal Crawdad, we ventured out on our night hike! This morning, the fun REALLY started!
Thanks for stopping in and we’ll keep you updated this week with all of our fun adventures!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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It doesn’t get much better…
Posted on 12. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
Oh MAN! Today we got to go kayaking around the rocks to Glenbrook Cove! It. Was. Awesome.
We also built rockets and lunched them 60 feet into the air! Tonight we are going to make s’mores and have a great time at skit night!
We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning at 11AM!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Spooner Lake!
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
Hey Friends!
I know that I already posted today, but these pictures were too good not to post! During our hike we learned about camouflage, shelter building, and forest succession!
Here are some more pictures of us from our hike:
We are loving camp a whole bunch, but are defineatley looking forward to seeing all of you on FRIDAY morning at 11am!
See you then! Go play outside!
The CP
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Are we having fun yet?
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
You bet your life we are!
Nature art and shelter building are some of the activities that we are doing today on our all day hike at Spooner Lake! We are learning all about the local ecology and hiking a whole 2…treacherous…long… painstakingly… fabulous mile hike! :)
Look at what we did:
Tonight we will be playing Science Jeopardy and practicing our skits for Skit Night tomorrow!!!
Go Play outside!
The CP
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New Experiences!
Posted on 10. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
WOW!
The weather has been incredible so far! We are putting on lots of sunscreen and trying to enjoy the view as much as we possibly can!
Today, we have been out canoeing and kayaking on the lake! For a lot of us, this is our first time and we are loving it! We are having so much fun here at camp! 
And we’ve been making a lot of new friends, too! There are so many cool people here!
Tonight, we will be looking up into the night sky and learning about astronomy. There haven’t been any clouds all week, so I think we will get to see a lot of stars!
Go Play Outside!
The CP
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All Fired up!
Posted on 09. Jun, 2008 by bethany.
Hey there Friends!
We made it! Summer is here and today we started our 4 week long Summit Camp Journey!! Everyone made it and we are all SO excited to be up here at Lake Tahoe!
Here’s what we’ve been up to today:
Gathering up for one of our first games, we formed our first of many circles for the week!
This afternoon, we will be starting our team building, moving into our cabins, and eating some yummy spaghetti for dinner after our swim checks!
Thank you to all of the parents who dropped off campers today. Everything went exactly as planned and we kicked off our season perfectly!
I’ll be posting pictures and more blog entries throughout the week! We will see you all for pick-up on Friday at 11am!
Thanks friends!
ChickPea
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Tourney for the Journey!!!!
Posted on 19. Mar, 2008 by bethany.
Hi friends –
Sierra Nevada Journeys’ 2nd annual “Tourney for the Journey” is on! This is an exciting time for both NCAA Basketball and for helping to make a difference in the lives of youth. “Feeding two birds from one hand” as our kids like to say. We couldn’t be more excited about the progress SNJ has made in its short 15 month history. In 2007 we served 620 students with nearly 18,000 student-education hours. We gave out nearly $5,000 in scholarships in a range of residential and in-school programs and our growth has been supported by more than 50 volunteers providing over 5,000 hours of contributed effort. We’re now at a permanent staff of four and just two weeks ago we served our 1000th child. All of this has been made possible because of people like you who realize that they have the power to transform kid’s lives.
Like last year, this year’s “Tourney for the Journey” allows you to fill out an NCAA tournament bracket then watch how your selections do … all with the opportunity to win prizes! With the proceeds collected we’ll be able to offer scholarships to under served students and keep our program fees affordable. One of the organization’s top priorities is ensuring that students from a wide variety of backgrounds have the opportunity to experience the outdoors, science enrichment, and leadership programming.
It’s easy to participate in the event, just follow the two steps below:
Step 1: Make Your Picks & Donate
Go to the Tourney Site www.sierranevadajourneys.org/tourneyforthejourney.html and click on the basketball icon to register for the Tourney, make your selections, and donate. Make all selections before 9am (Pacific Time) on Thursday March, 20th.
Suggested donations:
$25 for one entry … $45 for two entries … $10 for each additional entry per house-hold (it costs approximately $75 for a student to attend our 5-week after-school science, leadership, and rock-climbing program).
(Note: if you’d rather not participate in the tournament, no worries! You can still Donate via the above link)
Step 2: Follow Along With the Action!
Once the tournament starts, go back to the Tourney Site to check on how your teams are doing.
Prizes include:
Outdoor Adventure Pass good for one of more than 80 experiential adventures around the country!
$100 REI Gift-Card
National Parks Annual Pass
All participants will automatically be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a print from locally renown Reno artist Nanette Oleson, who paints idyllic scenes of the Sierra and western Nevada. The last-place entrant will receive a “Reno, Envy” t-shirt.
On behalf of Sierra Nevada Journeys, thanks so much for your support of our mission to empower youth through positive risk-taking and experiential leadership, science, and outdoor education!
Go play outside!
ChickPea
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Its Winter, But Summit Camp is Coming
Posted on 02. Mar, 2008 by bethany.
Winter is an awesome time for snowshoeing and cold weather, but if you long for a return to summer, remember Summit Camp. If you attended our inaugural camp in June, 2007, do you remember how much fun it was? If you didn’t attend, do you want to know how much fun others had? Here is a video made of the camp last year to help you remember or learn about it.
If you want to come this year, we are offering four weeks:
| Dates | Location |
| June 9-13 (Monday – Friday) | Lake Tahoe |
| June 15-19 (Sunday – Thursday) | Lake Tahoe |
| June 22-26 (Sunday – Thursday) | Galena Creek Camp We-Che-Me |
| June 29-July 3 (Sunday – Thursday) | Grizzly Creek |
For more information, see the link at Summit Camp ‘08 or http://sierranevadajourneys.org/summerprograms.html
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Climbing up up and away!
Posted on 10. Feb, 2008 by bethany.
Hey there Friends!
This week we have been playing with our friends up at the Boys and Girls Club of Kings Beach(Pictured to the left). We’ve been hanging out with them for about 3 weeks now. They are coming up to camp to be our first winter survival program of the 2008!
In other news, we also kicked off our second Pinnacles leadership and climbing program last week. We had a stellar turn out! Not only did everyone get to learn some cool knots and make a few new friends, but everyone had the opportunity to get a variety of climbs in!
Coming up this week we have a new Adventure Science Club starting at Gomm Elementary. We still have a few spots open, so sign up while you still can!
I hope to see you all out there soon!
Go play outside!
ChickPea
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A View From the Top
Posted on 15. Jan, 2008 by bethany.
Hey there, Friends!
Last weekend we had the amazing opportunity to go stay for the weekend up at Clair Tappaan Lodge where we will be running our Winter Survival program for the next few months! Holy Cow! I can’t put into words how beautiful and breathtaking our views were.
Check out these pictures:
I want to give a shout out to Peter, Claire, and the rest of the staff who made our visit perfect. We were able to go cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and there was a lot of down time for shenanigans of all sorts. Thank you so much for letting us play!
We are getting ready not only for our exciting winter programs but also for our spring and summer programs! Check out our updated calendar at www.sierranevadajourneys.org for the most up to date information!
I hope everyone is enjoying their wintery wonderland and I hope to see you all real soon!
Go play outside!
ChickPea
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Let it snow!
Posted on 10. Jan, 2008 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
I’m hoping that everyone had a great holiday season! Here at Sierra Nevada Journeys it was nice to have a little down time to spend with family, friends, and dogs!
Since the New Year, we’ve been very busy planning the next chapter for SNJ. We’ve got a lot in store for everyone, so I hope you all are ready!
Most pressing is all of the snow we’ve been getting! Not only is it REALLY fun to play in now, but in a few weeks we’ll be starting up our Winter Wilderness Survival program. Up at Claire Tappaan Lodge they are reporting over 10 feet of snow! Yowza! That’s gonna make one really cool quinzee!
Worried about having to spend Spring Break cleaning the house? Come on out and join us for our fun Earth-to-Sky Day camp being help March 10th-14th! We are going to be hiking, discovering, exploring, and getting dirty!
And the Summit Camp dates have been solidified! Come join us for a week of fun science exploration this summer!
This summer we are running 4 weeks of Summit Camp. Here are the dates:
June 9th-13th
June 15th-19th
June 22nd-26th
June 29th- July 3rd
We are also excited to announce that we will also be running 4 weeks of Earth-to-Sky Day camp in July!
Thanks to our AMAZING webmaster Kim, you can now register online for Summit Camp and the rest of our programs online! You know who likes that? Everyone. We will be updating the website regularly so keep checking back for the latest updates on all of our programs!
We here at Sierra Nevada Journeys would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! We are looking forward to exploring with you!
Go Play Outside!
ChickPea
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Happy Holidays, Friends!
Posted on 13. Dec, 2007 by bethany.
YEA! Winter is here, Friends! This means a couple of things:
1- All schools are winding down for holiday breaks and we have more time to go play outside!
2- The snow is here and it’s going to keep coming! YES!
We’ve had a great year here at Sierra Nevada Journeys! We just celebrated our one year birthday *yeah* and we also just served our 500th student! We were able to reach out to many different groups in the community and meet their needs via school programs (Journeys Outdoor School), after school (Adventure Science Clubs and Women in Science and Leadership), and at RockSport Climbing Gym (our Pinnacles Leadership program).
Pretty soon we will be announcing all of our programs for 2008! We are going to be up at Clair Tappaan Lodge for our fun and exciting Winter Snowshoe Survival program. We will also be offering a few more Adventure Science Clubs, Pinnacles programs, and a super RAD Earth-to-Sky day camp over spring break in March!
Please check the website ( www.sierranevadajourney.org ) for more details! We will keep things updated as much as possible!
I hope that everyone has a great holiday! We’ll see you all next year!
Go play outside!
ChickPea (aka Bethany)
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SNJ goes in the water!
Posted on 24. Oct, 2007 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
What a fun action packed day we had today! Through out the day we have been in and out of the water on kayaks and rafts. We built geodesic domes and shot off water rockets 
60 feet into the air! “Camp is AWESOME! I love it!” is what the kids are saying!
Right now all of us are stuffed from the salmon and steak tonight at dinner! We’ve roasted marshmallows and our prepping our skits for skit night!
We are hoping to make it through the night with out too much sadness about leaving tomorrow, but we are excited about coming home to see everyone there!
Go play outside!
Chick Pea
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Spooner Lake- AKA Dream hike!
Posted on 23. Oct, 2007 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
Man are we tired! Today we spent 6 hours out on trail hiking around Spooner Lake! We couldn’t have asked for better weather either! It was sunny and 65 degrees!
In between Jays and Juncos, shelter building, and Camouflage we learned about Jeffery Pines, Sage Brush, Chickadees, and many other flora and fauna of the area.
After our long hike, we were able to come back to camp and learn all about astronomy! Constellations, phases of the moon, Triboluminescence- it’s almost too much fun to have in one day!
We are off to bed soon! It’s been a long day, so we are off to bed!
Go play outside!
Chick Pea
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Alyce Taylor Hits the JACKPOT!
Posted on 22. Oct, 2007 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
The weather was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! The lake was glistening and students were skipping rocks, playing games, and learning how to work together as a team!
After a long day of initiatives and group games, Crawdad fed us well with tons of spaghetti, delicious salad, and the best garlic bread you could ask for!
Tonight we are all out on a night hike learning about rodobson, echolocation, and watching watching each others heads disappear!
We are all of to bed soon! We’ve got the all day hike tomorrow, so we are resting up!
Go play outside!
Chick Pea
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3,2,1! Melton Elementary Blasts Off!
Posted on 02. Oct, 2007 by bethany.
This week at Melton Elementary folks didn’t know what to think when they heard numerous countdowns from 10 to 1 and then Pkewwww! Rockets flying through the air!
There was an INCREDIBLE turn out at the first week of our Adventure Science Club this week at Melton Elementary! We had 23 scientists disguised as 3rd to 6th grade students attend this week! We discovered and discussed the 4 forces of aerodynamics and then went straight to work building water rockets!
We did a little bit of learning and had a lot of fun in the process!
I can’t wait until next week when we… well, we’ll just have to wait and see!
Interested in having a Adventure Science Club at your school? Let us know at info@sierranevadajourneys.org
Go play outside!
Bethany (A.K.A. Chick Pea)
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You know who had fun? EVERYONE.
Posted on 28. Sep, 2007 by bethany.
Hi Friends!
Chick Pea reporting in after another PHENOMENAL week here at Journeys Outdoor School. This week Alyce Taylor Elementary had almost 60 kids up at camp on the beautiful shores of Lake Tahoe. We had SO much fun!
As usual, the big hits this week were Geodesic Domes, Aerodynamic Water Rockets, Kayaking, and our all day hike around Spooner Lake!
This week up at camp we had some great folks helping us out from Nevada Outdoor School. They jumped in and were an awesome addition to our staff! Thanks so much for coming out, friends!
Also, this week we set a new record for the lowest Ort- ZERO! That’s right! Alyce Taylor is the first school to EVER get a big fat 0 for Ort! Way to go!
Overall, the week was a huge success! I want to give a shout out to all of the students from Alyce Taylor! Thanks for such a great week! You all were so respectful and charming! I look forward to coming back and visiting!
Go play outside!
Chick Pea
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New Website Up and Running!
Posted on 25. Sep, 2007 by bethany.
I’m still cutting my teeth on this web design thing but I am thrilled to announce the 2.0 release of sierranevadajourneys.org! Hopefully by release 2.0.15 we’ll be able to accept credit cards online.
Please visit us today and teachers check out our new Lesson Plan Contest. You can win money and programs for your class – enter today! Thanks for stopping by!
-Kimberly
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Fantastic Week!
Posted on 25. Sep, 2007 by bethany.
We’re fully moved into our new offices at RockSport, Reno’s only indoor climbing center. It’s great being here … though to be honest, with all the routes and the bouldering only 50 short feet away, it’s proven quite a distraction for the staff! A healthy distraction, at least.
Science is the food that goes on your plate
Science is the trees that grow in the ground,
Science is the air that you breathe all around
Science is the snow that melts on the mountains
Science is the water that comes out of fountains
Nature is different but still the same
Nature is the hills the trees and the plants
Nature is the flys, the bugs and the ants
Jonathan
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Welcome
Posted on 09. Aug, 2007 by bethany.
Welcome to the Sierra Nevada Journeys blog. Sierra Nevada Jourenys (SNJ) is a Nevada nonprofit organization offering outdoor school and experiential education for the greater Reno-Lake Tahoe region. Please check back here for regular updates on our activities. You can also check out our website at: www.sierranevadajourneys.org
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2010 Tourney for the Journey
March is upon us, which means NCAA March Madness and the 4th Annual Sierra Nevada Journeys Tourney for the Journey are here!! Fill out a bracket, and make a difference in the lives of students while competing for great prizes (full prize details are below). Even last place gets a worthy prize; a [...]
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