After Visiting the Bennetts, we went to Dan Kents organic vegatable farm, where we helped for a few hours, taking more food back to the village.
Fresh carrots, straight from the ground.
Learning how yurts go togeather, by setting up the community yurt.
The summit of Whiteface mountian, one of the High Peaks. We came here to talk about Adirondack geology with Will Rivers.
Julia, Katie, Emily and Robin, knitting. By the end of the semester, I think almost everyone had a hand made hat.
Emily Fox loosing her dreadlocks.
Here I am splitting wood to heat the classroom and sauna.
The weekends were MORE class, or Modern Ourtoor Recreation Ethics, taught by Rick and Rachel. Most weekends we went rock climbing.
Wood woorking with Everett Smith. Most of us made canoe paddles, a few made model boats and Aaron made a kayak paddle.
Rachel teaching group dynamics in the classroom yurt.
As part of our CUltural History class taught by Halle E. Bond, we got to use an Adirondack Guide Boat, this is my recreation of the famous photo A View From The Bow.
Drawing at the Grasse River with Creative Expressions class.
Family Weekend dinner at Gannett lodge.
Visiting the storage area of the Adirondack Museum with Halle, anyone looking for a guide boat?
Everyones favorite taquela drinking, tie-dye wearing, rock and roll playing minister, Revern Mike providing us with some Friday night entertainment.
Part way through the semester, we got new batteries for the solar array, here we are replacing them. After this, we had reliable power which was nice.
Another day of MORE class, this time rock climbing on an island in Saranac Lake.
Rachel teaching Aaron some yoga moves by the fire.
The fall color starting to come in.
OUr boat collection. THese were our transportation from the parking lot to the village, and from the village to the lodge for wood working and supply gathering.
And the Sunfish sail boats.
My nature mandala.
Working hard on Baylors mid-term paper.
Everett helping Amin on his model boat.
Mid semester break hit, and we got our first taste of modern technology in a long time. My email inbox had at least 1,200 new messages.
Trevor thinking hard while relaxing at Mike Fernetts wood working shop where people made boxes, chessboards, shelves, skis and more.
Ben, acting perfectly normal.
Visiting the McIntyre blast furnace with CUltural History class.
And Great Camp Santanoni.
Long story short, Rick gave someone this creepy doll, I hit it in the toilet to scare people, then Emily hid it in the sauna firebox, which was still hot. It was then run over with a car.