CommentsEcoVenture Day 24 Webcast
cdawg November 2nd, 2009
Near Luray, in Page County, a cold morning and a 22 ft dam greet our intrepid travelers.
EcoVenture Day 21 Webcast
cdawg October 25th, 2009
Allan Thomson of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation shows how sample fish seining can give an indication of the current health of the river in a given location. Today’s efforts yield surprisingly good news.
EcoVenture Day 20 Webcast
cdawg October 25th, 2009
The team packs up and embarks for a day on the river. They are joined by Allan Thomson, an environmental educator for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and spend the night camped on the grounds of the Dixon family’s riverside home, the site of the largest Chinquapin Oak in Virginia.
EcoVenture Day 19 Webcast
cdawg October 23rd, 2009
Day 1 on the river, the team puts in at Port Republic at the northern end of the Shenandoah where the South river joins. Kelley talks about the change of pace from trail to water.
EcoVenture Day 12
cdawg October 17th, 2009
SU’s John Stevens recounts the days’s activities, beginning at Hightop Hut and a steep hike to Smith Roach Gap and meeting up with Steve Bair of the National Park Service for a talk on the history of Shenandoah National Park and the creation of Skyline Drive as the “main vein” along the Blue Ridge. Then on through hail and rain to Pinefield Hut for the night.
EcoVenture Day 11 Webcast
cdawg October 15th, 2009
SU’s Kelley Mitchell leads the way up to Hightop Summit, amazing views, and a pinnacle picnic. Back at Hightop Hut, Carl looks forward to a sumptuous repast….
EcoVenture Day 10 Webcast
cdawg October 14th, 2009
SEV Tech Coordinator Bill Howard summarizes day 10 as “A Walk in the Woods”, in recognition of acoustic guitarist Steve DeVries, who entertained our crew with his tune of the same name, in the cozy confines of Lydia Mountain Cabin. A hike to Bald Face Mountain was highlighted by a procession through a cathedral of old growth poplars.
EcoVenture Day 9 Webcast
cdawg October 14th, 2009
Professor John Copenhaver expresses gratitude to God, nature, friends, and family for their accompaniment on the trip thusfar…and for blackberry cobbler.
EcoVenture Day 8 Webcast
cdawg October 12th, 2009
Travis Patterson reflects on fantastic meals (and real beds) at Skyland Lodge. Why suffer when surrounded by such beauty? The team tags Monarch butterflies before their southward migration.
EcoVenture Day 7 Webcast
cdawg October 12th, 2009
The team sets out from Fell Cabin at Skyland (hot showers!). SEV videographer George Patterson, ignoring all “Don’t Feed the Hikers” signs, does intimate interviews on the subject of “snacking”. John Copenhaver on religion’s “providentially abundant” relationship with ecology.