Monday, June 13, 2022. First Breakfast at YCC: students sit in their crews and with their crew leaders for the first time. It's cold and rainy outside but there's quite some warmth inside from the newmade friendships:
The indoors cannot fully insulate us from the outside weather conditions, however; severe flooding closes the park's north entrance and eventually the power grid gives way. This outage would last around 36 hours. But what did that matter anyway? We learned about the necessary tools for our work projects, from the crosscut saw to the pick mattock. And, of course, hard hats on when handling tools (along with other Personal Protective Equipment [PPE])!
Tools don't only apply to work projects, though, as we rely on them for our chores, such as washing the dishes. But, as the power outage puts our Hobart dishwasher to sleep, we take the opportunity to learn how to wash the dishes while camping. This involves four stages: (1) scrub with dish soap; (2) bleach; (3) rinse; and (4) wave them dry. Hopefully, while camping, we'll have clean dishes that don't attract bears!
After lunch, Mike leads us on a hike that oversees Mammoth.
After we returned to the YCC Camp, the students learned how to protect themselves from bears through bear spray training. Watch them fend themselves against makeshift bears in the form of staff members:
Thus concluded the first day.
Hi Cody!
I'm so glad you look like you're really enjoying yourself. Wow! What an incredible opportunity! We miss you, but are so excited to see all those smiley pictures. Take advantage of all the opportunities you have! We're expecting to hear some good stories.
Stay Safe, Lisa and Philip :)
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