Today is our last day of having the group from Red Cloud around. It has been so wonderful to have them here, see the kids in action, and meet their teacher. It's been another magical experience. Started the morning with an early tour of the nearby Minuteman Missle site, an entity of the NPS, with the group from Calhoun School. Headed back to the park to meet up with the Red Cloud group. We all caravan-ed down to Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, stopping at the Wounded Knee massacre site to see the place where this happened and hear some information from Russ and his students. It was a very important experience for the NYC kids and I am so glad they had the opportunity to learn this history.
At Red Cloud, we had some lunch, then sat in a circle and talked about our experiences this week. We went around and everyone said what was meaningful for them or what parts stood out. The consensus was that this week was something very special. The kids have already exchanged emails and friended each other on facebook. Lots of good talks about potential future opportunities, then a tour of the chapel and heritage center with it's art collection.
Really going to miss the presence of these individuals.
After Red Cloud, we drove west on Hwy 18 and north on Hwy 41 to Cuny Table Road. Took that east, up and across vast Cuny Table so the kids could get near and see into some of the south unit. Drove past the south unit visitor's center and then north on Hwy 27 (Big Foot Trail) to Scenic, which is always on the border of being a ghost town. The students loved it so much, they got out and explored on foot with cameras. We continued east on 44 into Interior, where we stopped at the Wagon Wheel for dinner and dancing to the jukebox. It was fantastic.
At Red Cloud, we had some lunch, then sat in a circle and talked about our experiences this week. We went around and everyone said what was meaningful for them or what parts stood out. The consensus was that this week was something very special. The kids have already exchanged emails and friended each other on facebook. Lots of good talks about potential future opportunities, then a tour of the chapel and heritage center with it's art collection.
Really going to miss the presence of these individuals.
After Red Cloud, we drove west on Hwy 18 and north on Hwy 41 to Cuny Table Road. Took that east, up and across vast Cuny Table so the kids could get near and see into some of the south unit. Drove past the south unit visitor's center and then north on Hwy 27 (Big Foot Trail) to Scenic, which is always on the border of being a ghost town. The students loved it so much, they got out and explored on foot with cameras. We continued east on 44 into Interior, where we stopped at the Wagon Wheel for dinner and dancing to the jukebox. It was fantastic.
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| Motivational artwork on the capsule's blast door. |
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| Deputy Commander's seat. |
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| Along the way to Wounded Knee massacre site. |
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| The mass grave. |
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| The lovely "ghost"? town of Scenic, SD. |