Another Field Trip

Josh's grade went on a field trip to the Maidu Interpretive Center to learn about Native Americans that lived in this area hundreds of years ago.



There was an hour tour through a nature trail. We learned about various plants they used and saw petroglyphs and grinding stones.


There were examples of their huts.




This is a horsetail plant. The skin of it is very abrasive.


We learned about the grinding stones.


We got to hang out under a fig tree near a creek. The fig tree wasn't around when the Maidu were but it provided us field trippers some nice shade from the hot sun.

After the nature trail and a lunch break, we toured the inside of the Maidu Center. There were old artifacts and loads of information.




The kids got to make bead bracelets with colors that the Maidu used.

I found it to be a very interesting field trip with loads of information. The kids seemed to get restless and roudy a couple hours in. We were all wiped out by the time we were headed back to the school.