| Date |
Events |
Themes and links |
|
June 7 |
Traveled from Harrisonburg, VA to St. Louis,
MO; went up the Arch and slept at Bethesda Mennonite Church |
Starting Out |
| June 8 |
Drove from St. Louis, MO to Salina, KS;
climbed Cahokia Mounds and visited the Land Institute; camped at Kanopolis
State Park |
Cahokia
Mounds
Land Institute |
| June 9 |
Went from Salina, KS to Byers
High School, Byers, CO, stopping at the Porter
wheat farm in Quinter, KS; swam at pool in Quinter |
Land & Energy
Porter Wheat
Farm |
| June 10 |
Drove to Rocky Mountain National Park, CO,
but snow closed the Park and kept us out; |
RMNP |
| June 11-13 |
Led by Canyonland
Institute staff, Moab, Utah, American Southwest rafted down the Colorado River
from Cisco to Moab, Utah |
Colorado
River
Rafting |
| June 14 |
Hiked in Arches National Park, UT & Canyon de Chelly, AZ,
on the Navajo Nation |
Arches
National Park |
| June 15-16 |
Went to Window Rock, AZ,
Navajo Nation Headquarters, & Grand Canyon National Park, AZ; hiked
Bright Angel Trail in the Canyon |
Cultural
Mosaics
Navajo Nation
Grand Canyon |
| June 17 |
Drove from Grand Canyon, AZ to Las Vegas,
Nevada; studied water issues in Las Vegas at Southern Nevada Water
Authority |
Grand
Canyon
Las Vegas |
| June 18 |
Followed Colorado
River from Las Vegas, Nevada to Yuma, AZ; stayed at Cocopah Indian Reservation |
Water
testing |
| June 19 |
Traveled to Lake
Forest, California, attended Saddleback Church, visited Farmers Market and
learned from Bishop Jeff Wright about Los Angeles |
Southern
California
|
| June 20-21 |
Studied solar
power and alternative energy in Los Angeles, CA; swam in Pacific
Ocean; visited the Wall at the Mexico/USA border |
Los
Angeles
Beach Day |
| June 22 |
From camp in Tucson, AZ,
drove to Nogales, Mexico, and spent day with BorderLinks staff |
Tucson/Nogales |
| June 23-24 |
Drove from Tucson, AZ to
Sonora, TX, to San Antonio to visit the Alamo--camped at Stephen F. Austin
State Park |
The Alamo |
| June 25 |
In Houston
learned about Texas history and energy resources; camped on Galveston Island,
TX |
Houston
"Don't mess with Texas" |
| June 26 |
Worshipped at Iglesia
Mennonita Church in Houston;.ate dinner in New Orleans, LA |
Iglesia
Menonita
New Orleans |
| June 27 |
Drove to Atmore,
AL to fellowship with Poarch Community
Church |
Poarch
Creek |
| June 28 |
Journeyed to Sarasota, FL
to our hosts the Shenks |
Marine
Biology |
| June 29-30 |
Went to Florida
Keys and the Goshen College Marine Biology
Station; snorkeling, kayaking, and diving |
Marine
Biology |
| July 1-2 |
Traveled home
from Florida Keys to Harrisonburg, VA |
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