| | | charging up the stairs to our first session in Forum 105 |
| | | acting like college students (well...some anyway) |
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| | our first session (luck of the draw) was "WowThat Cow!", presented by the Humboldt County Cattlewomen, which began with this video |
| | | and was followed with more "Cattle Enhance the Environment" propaganda, and then a question and answer period... |
| | | before testing our absorption of it with a game of jeopardy |
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| | our second session was Radical Reptiles and Friends, presented by Kritter Kountry... |
| | | kicked off with this Burmese Boa |
| | | whom everyone got to touch in turn |
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| | Cody's love of snakes is perceptible here in the body language of his hand on the snake's back |
| | | ever imperturbable, James looks into the open mouth of this very large snake from close range |
| | | Mr. Catton forgets the name of this lizard, but it had something to do with the spines on it's back |
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| | | | a monitor lizard, relative of the famed Komodo Dragon |
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| | which everyone was also given the opportunity to pet |
| | | after lunch it was on to Session 3: "The Compass Conundrum" presented by the Bureau of Land Management |
| | | first we learned how to use a compass |
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| | then how to pace off a distance |
| | | | before starting on an orienteering course set up as a riddle with clues about a mystery animal at each destination |
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| | pacing off the distance on a compass course from the second hidden clue to the third |
| | | this was clue number five |
| | | Jeremy pencils in the code letter that came with clue number five |
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| | | our last session was "Meet Wild & Exotic Animals Close Up & Personal", presented by Wild Things |
| | | the show featured a lot of characters including this lemur |
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| | and this Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, |
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| | and this large monitor lizard, |
| | | ...here walking across stage... |
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