We started our day by (virtually) flying across the country in our VRT Zoom Zoom Jet. You can see a picture of our pilot below! We landed in Seattle, Washington, hit the road, and drove down to Oregon to visit Ranger Izzy at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. It was so nice to see Ranger Izzy again. This is the 4th time that we've visited with him. Ranger Izzy and his friends gave us a tour of Fort Clatsop, taught us about Lewis & Clark's journey, and showed us objects that were used during those times. We also learned about the Western Red Cedar tree. That local Native American people called this the "tree of life"; they could use all of the different parts of the tree for so many things. We got to see Ranger Izzy make an actual fire with flint, steel, and Red Cedar bark. That was amazing! We talked about the relationship between the new American settlers and the Native American people. When it comes to Lewis & Clark's expedition and the subsequent settlers, it has been said that "nothing was discovered, everything was already loved" (by the Native Americans). The new Americans believed that you could own the land, but the Native Americans looked at natural things as beings within their culture. The rocks and trees were people; they were family to appreciate, not things to use and own.

Next we had a p4c discussion. We had a short discussion about one of our wonderings: "What type of chips are the best?" In the afternoon we had our first cooking class with Aunty Beth. We made chocolate dipped strawberries and strawberry jam. Yum! Tonight we (virtually) camped at Olympic National Park in Washington. It was another great day!