Hunstville State Park #1 - [14 days until the State Park Event] Late last month, our class got its first glimpse of the Huntsville State Park. We waited for a little while at the gate entrance, then Professor Littlejohn had us meet at the Nature Center where one of the State Park officers (known only to me as Crissy) began our tour. From there, we loaded up in a few vehicles and drove to the CCC Lodge. After snapping a few pics of the quite elegant lodge, Crissy accompanied us on the geocaching portion of our tour. For the uninformed, geocaching is a a hunt/race to find hidden box using GPS coordinates. & yes, you gotta have a (functioning) GPS unit.
To give us an idea about geocaching, Professor Littlejohn gave us coordinates to input in the GPS units that were loaned out by the State Park. Some of is figured out how to use the units, but I was a little sceptical. So i opted to follow the professor's (disfunctional) iPhone with its built-in GPS. BIG MISTAKE! about 5 of us followed Professor Littlejohn in circles along unknown trails deep in the forest for about half an hour. Needless to say, it wasn't the best demonstration. Somehow, another group in our class found the box using a borrowed GPS unit. On a brighter note, we did get to see some colorful scenery! SJPp.s. - Don't pick berries in front of a state park employee, just FYI
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