5th Grade Trip to Dahlonega, GA

Yesterday I finally got to go with Trent on a field trip. He wasn't too happy at first, but I think that he had a great time.

 Trent and his friend Holden on the bus. It was a 2 hour trip to the mountains. That's a long time on a bus with 40 5th graders. The first stop was Amicalola Falls.

Amicalola, a Cherokee Indian word meaning “tumbling waters,” is an appropriate name for these 729-foot falls ~~ the tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi River.

 While there they learned about different animals. They were shown several types of owls.

 Here is a great picture of Trent "touching" a snake.  Yeap... that's it. Barely grazing it.

After eating at  The Smithhouse we got to walk around downtown Dahlonega. I had a really great group of boys. They all minded really well.

 The best part of the day was getting to pan for gold and touring the mines. These are bats that were hibernating in the mine. NASTY little things.