River of Words / Watershed Trip

River of Words/Watershed Trip

Day 1

leave from school after tefillah, at about 8:15; kids bring lunch, snacks, overnight bag, sleeping bag
drive out I-5; watch movie A River Runs Through It
go to the Salton Sea out through Brawley; picnic lunch; note irrigation canals, new "rivers; importance of water to agriculture; applications to situation in Middle East
observe wildlife in preserves at Salton Sea; note importance for animals/migratory waterfowl; have ranger talk about Salton Sea
drive up the Salton Sea, noting date groves and other agriculture
drive across desert, go up Banner Grade to Julian
physical activities, dinner and star walk at camp in Julian

Day 2

breakfast in camp
trace San Dieguito River (SDR) from mountain sources
trace SDR back to Lake Hodges; spokesman from San Diego Water Authority talks to us about county reservoirs
see brief glimpses of San Diego Aquaduct, bringing water in from Colorado River/State Water Project
end at Del Mar, where the San Dieguito River enters the ocean; lunch picnic on beach