 |
We were supposed to stop for lunch at a rest stop just east of Mojave California, but it was closed for
upgade work. So we went into the town of Mojave and found a City Park that worked just fine.
Here Mr Ryan Knapp is playing with the students after lunch. While this is happening,
the rooms are being assigned at a motel in town.
.....Large picture 100K .....Use your back button to return. 
|
 |
The last night of the trip, in Mojave, California, we take the students to a pizza place near
the motel. They have just finished swimming, bathed, and are very hungry. Some
students have a birthday during the trek so we usually sing to them here at this pizza place.
Hear the students sing. ......MP3 sound 31K
.....Large picture 67K |
 |
On the last day we stop in Tehachepi California for breakfast and get a chance to say goodbye.
All the students and chaperones give each other a goodbye hug.
.....Large picture 103K |
 |
This student's family is glad to her home again. They certainly have gone out
of their way to welcome her home. Looks like they missed her a lot. The students
have a lot to talk about with their parents tonight.
.....Large picture 72K |
 |
Another student's family is glad to her home again.
.....Large picture 103K |
I have been on this trek many times. Recently I've noticed something I never thought I would find. Like many things I've lost I find them right under my nose. Do you remember the fables about the Fountain of Youth? I never looked for it but I think I found it but it's not what I thought it would be. Each year on this trek I keep growing older but the students I photograph never get older. This I think is the proverbial Fountain of Youth. It's our seventh graders who never grow older.
