This morning, Kent and Brandt, in the company of quite a few of the eleven year old scouts, went snowshoeing at Wasatch Mountain State Park in Midway. They met with a naturalist who talked to them all about animal adaptations for the winter, what animals live in the area of the state park, and what tracks they might see. She told how rabbits will suck on their own scat to extract water, and then popped what looked like a rabbit poo pellet into her mouth. It was actually a Milk Dud, and she passed some around for everyone to have one.
Everyone was outfitted with snowshoes, and the naturalist took them out to see tracks. There were lots, and Brandt and Kent said it was pretty cool. Kent also said a couple of the scouts very foolishly walked out onto the partially frozen lake, as though looking to fall in so other scouts could practice their rescue technique. Fortunately, nothing catastrophic happened.
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