Staying on Track

Hi All,

Sorry that I am out today. However, I wanted all of you to keep moving ahead with preparation for our trip.

Please continue reading the packet that I handed out yesterday. I hope that all of you have read the Native American portion, and posed your three stellar questions. As you can tell, that piece was written in the early 1930s, but provides good background on native peoples and their places in the southern Sierra Nevada. When we meet with Park archaeologist Tom Burge next Tuesday morning, you will be able to ask him many of your questions.

The rest of the packet (Exploration and Exploitation) is an excerpt from Dilsaver and Tweed's Challenge of the Big Trees (1990). Finish reading this packet before our trip on Monday, and again, pose at least three good questions. We will be meeting with Tweed on Wednesday morning, and he loves answering questions about the history - as well as the present and future - of Sequoia Park.

Lastly, if any of you are having trouble securing the necessary equipment for the trip, I assume that I would have heard from you by now. However, if there are remaining challenges, please contact me ASAP via my email.