August 10-11, 2009
Today, I got to go swimming in the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It is called the Great Salt Lake because there are salt deposits in the lake. That's where people in the area used to get their salt.
We camped there that night. It was hot camping on the dunes.
There were brine shrimp in the lake, that's sea monkeys. When I lay on my back, the salty water let me float among the sea monkeys.
August 12, 2009
Today, I went to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah. It was weird. First, we watched a movie about why they had to create a refuge since all the farmers were draining the water and the birds were dying.
I saw two grebes dancing in the movie. And, in the refuge, I saw real grebes.
Now I will review a book called Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. It is about two kids who find out that their grandparents own a preserve for mythical creatures. And when their grandparents are kidnapped, it's up to them to save them.
I really liked this book because it was an entertaining fantasy which is my favorite kind of genre. The second book in the series was just as good, but I got bored reading the third.
The second book, Rise of the Evening Star, has spies and betrayal. The two kids must recover a powerful artifact before the evil society gets it.
Even though, I was bored with the third book in the series, that was when I was only nine years old. Now that I'm a ten year old, obviously superior, I would probably be able to read the third book in the series with powerful gusto. In fact, I'm planning to read through to the fifth book in the series.
Here is a link to the Fablehaven website where you can learn about the author and visit the preserve of mythical creatures.
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August 3-4, 2009
Today, I got to the Climber's Ranch in the Grand Tetons. I also learned how to fly fish with Dad and Kayla! Kayla, 1 fish. Me, don't ask.
We met Elana, and went rock climbing with her and her brother.
August 5-7, 2009
Today I went on a backpacking trip in the Grand Tetons. This was not fun! It felt like I had a cement truck on my back!
And I also got stung by a ground bee! On the first day, we walked 3 and a half miles, on the second day it hailed and rained and Kayla broke her tent SO I had to sleep in a one person tent with her! On the last day, we collected huckleberries. Yum yum!
August 1, 2009
Today I went to U Dig Fossils with Dad!!!!! It was fun! U Dig Fossils is where you find fossils, mostly trilobites. We all found a bunch. It was fun and cool.
This is a review about trilobites. Trilobites were a kind of invertebrate. There were a few different kinds of trilobites. There was the niobella, a mid-sized trilobite that could grow up to four inches. It lived all over the world in the Ordovician Period.
Some trilobites were amphibians (like frogs) and some lived on ocean floors.
Trilobites were relatives of the horseshoe crab. I think that they're very cool, but don't know why.
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July 29, 2009
Today I went to the Sacajawea Center, where I learned that Lewis and Clark were friendly with the Native Americans at first! It was not my area of interest, and there were tons of bugs outside!!!!
We went there because Mom went South when she meant to go North!
Later, we went to this awesome pool place that had a huge water slide and high dives. It was tons of fun!
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Fablehaven (9781416947202): Brandon Mull, Brandon Dorman: Books
Fossils (Pocket Companion) (9780785809708): Judith Milidge: Books
