Sorry for the delay in updates. I usually write the updates
the next day, but Thursday was crazy and I never had a chance to sit down and
do the write up. On Wednesday we have our most normal day of work at school.
However, that is not without excitement and adventure. We started by leaving 5
folks behind at the Mission to prepare for the Super Hero Field trip for the 4th
graders. They prepped the mission and their Super Villain personas and then
entertained the 4th graders for their activity.
Meanwhile the remainder of the boys were doing the
traditional tutoring and the 5th grade was wearing thin on one of
our boys nerves. It was a rough day for him and his partner. The kids like to
test your patience and push you to the limit working to get a reaction out of
you. It is challenging to stay compose and continue the good fight. By all
accounts he kept up the good fight, but it takes a toll on you.
After the day we jumped into the Van and headed up to
Glacier Park. We took a couple of short hikes doing just under 4 miles total.
The hikes were a bit snowy and some of the boys ended up with wet feet, but
were no worse for wear. We walked part of the Shorline trail around Two
Medicine Lake and the trail up to Appistoki Falls. It was great time since the
scenery was amazing and the weather broke giving us some much needed sunshine.
Thursday was a quick day at the school. We worked in the
morning and things settled in a little bit better. After our quick morning we
attended Mass with the school, grabbed a quick bite to eat and then were headed
back to Glacier to visit the St. Mary’s part of the park. We did a Ranger led
hike with Jamie our Ranger around the Beaver Pond. The Educational program was
nicely done and I think even though the program maybe wasn’t what they were in
the mood for they learned a lot about the Park and the relationship with the
Blackfeet. The best part of the hike was the weather, low 60’s with a gentle
breeze made it a great hiking day.
Following our trip to St. Mary’s we drove up toward the
first leg of Going to the Sun Road and right after we passed Two Dog Flats we
saw a huge Black Bear. I poste a bunch of pictures and some videos of this guy
eating and chilling 25 yards off the road. It is one of the best bear sightings
I have ever seen. What a great treat on a great day.
We finished with dinner at the Two Medicine Grill with Bison
Burgers, Fries (a little greasy) and shakes. Many of the boys got souvenirs
next door and we headed back to the bunkhouse. It was great day, except Mr. Ott
and I lost our 2nd game of spades. The faculty undefeated streak
ended Wednesday night on some bad play early by Mr. Merris and Thursday night’s
100 point lead evaporated on consecutive successful Nil bids by our opponents.
So we are 2-2 on the week and maybe we will have time for one last game tonight
before we get a little rest before we depart.
I likely won’t get a chance to write a last blog post till
next week, but at some point I will wrap up the trip. Friday will be another
frenetic day, with class cleanup, the school picnic, 2 guest speakers and another
trip up to Glacier to see the Many Glacier region of the park. Just a preview.
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