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Daily JournalSummer Cruise for Teachers
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 The day started with a few of us taking in the sunrise. Amanda watches the sunrise from the bow of the boat.  The first adventure of the day was to hike and explore an arroyo (dry riverbed).  We land on the beach and the group discovers fossils.  As we head into the arroyo everything seems quiet. |
 Stephanie stops to take a picture of a bird's nest. 
It may have been a hummingbird's nest as we saw a few flying around. |
 As we continue hiking down the arroyo we hear goats in the hills.  They were scattered high up in the mountain. |
 Checking out the geology. We were finding small chunks of crystal strands.  Jim finds a Speckled rattlesnake tucked under a rock.
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 Not sure what this is but the closest picture, for identification, that I could find would suggest it is a Sagebrush lizard.  We locate the vein of crystal strands. |
 A closer look. The deposit is a silty gypsum and mud mixture.  The guys find a fire ant nest. |
 This is part of the Leopard lizard family.  Charlotte poses for a picture in the carved limestone formation.  We head back to the beach. |
 A quick pose from Steve.  We arrived back at the boat and decide to take a quick dip. However, a small pod of Bottlenose Dolphins are cruising in the area so a few of us decided to head out in the panga for a closer look.
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 They take notice and turn towards us.  They effortlessly cruise to the bow of the panga.  They swim in front and alongside.  Breaking surface once in a while to catch a breath of air.  One dolphin decides to leap into the air not just once but two or three times.  Then they grouped and disappeared. It was amazing! |
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