An Unlucky Downpour
By Zoe Lewis
On October 2nd, 2012 Mr. Savelson’s class went to the
Mohonk Preserve. They piled on the bus in their groups and
headed to the Mohonk Preserve.
When the class got off the bus the guide, Kate, talked to
Mr. Savelson’s class about the different layers of the rocks they
would be climbing on and what their schedule for the day
would be. They started off on their
hike in their groups and climbed
the Milbrook Trail.
Halfway to the top they stopped
and Kate talked more about the
different layers of rocks. They
learned that the top layer of the
rock they were standing on was called the quartz conglomerate
and the second layer the shale.
They continued on their hike and soon reached the top of
the ridge. Again they stopped and Kate told them some stories
about the other times she climbed the Milbrook Trail. One of
Kate’s stories was about when she was
climbing the trail and she saw a fake owl.
She asked someone why there was a fake
owl and they said the owl was there because hawks hate owls.
The hawks come close to the owls and try to get them off the
branch. Then people can study and identify the hawks a little
closer.
When she finished talking
they continued walking then
stopped for lunch about ten
minutes later. Lunch was fun,
(and crazy) but they soon
finished lunch and had to keep
walking. In thirty minutes they had finally accomplished their
hike! They got back on the bus and drove back to school.
The class had a lot of fun on the Milbrook Trail, besides all
the rain. When they got back to school they were wet, but
proud of themselves for climbing the Milbrook Trail.