They had an awesome Junior Ranger Program at the park, and River LOVED it! You go into the visitor center and check out a backpack filled with all sorts of goodies, like a stopwatch, tape measurer, binocular, anemometer, compass, flashlight, magnifying glass, info cards, and best of all a giant magnet. They also give you a list of questions and a clipboard with paper to go out, observe, record, and report. All in hopes of becoming a Junior Ranger.
River was so excited, even though the back pack hung down to his ankles. He loved all the tools, especially the magnet. The first day he ran around the dunes, digging it into the sand and seeing how much magnetite he could draw out and it was surprisingly a lot. The second day he was all about the stop watch and playing in the water.
After each day I sat down with him and asked him questions about his day and what he saw and then he'd draw something.
AND he became a Junior Ranger, official badge and all. He is now referred to as Ranger River.
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