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Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good Morning Campers - today we have Mr. Stock's class from James Monroe School in Bermuda Dunes reporting on their trip to Joshua Trees National Park. Welcome Monroe students ! This is your chance to be our Camp Trail Guides for a day - let us know what you lerned on your expedition with Ranger Lorna.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What was the weather like on your trip ? Has you ever been there before ? Tell us what plants you saw. What animals did you encounter ? Where do the plants and animals get water to survive ? Were there any wildflowers blooming ? And what was the Desert Queen Ranch mining for ? Did they ever find any ? Did you see the INdian rock art ? Each of you please tell us - What as the most AMAZING thing you saw or learned on the expedition ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
..... can you tell us who this is and what they are doing ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
.... Who made these holes and why ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
... Who saw this and how many did you see on the expedition ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
.... Did you see very many of these ? waht are they and what sizes did you see ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
... How did this tree get its name ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
.... Here you are at work .....

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
.... Hiking in .... How hot was it ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
... Who is this ? Who painted it ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
.... Anybody know what these rocks are made of and how they got to be there ?

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we didn`t see a lot of animals but we did see a lot of trees and cactuses

Camp: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The three kids names are Komani,Nicky,and Luziano I don't know the Rangers name. We are learning about the how the WindMill works.

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
it wasn`t hot it was cold

James Monroe: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
These kids are Komani,Nicky,and Luziano. They are learning about the wind mell and the well.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Cold ? This is interesting .. the class that went before you to Palm Canyon had over 100 degree weather.

James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A guy name Bill he drilled the holes because he wanted gold.

James Monroe: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
It was not that hot over there it was a little colded over there.

James Monroe: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
It was not that hot over there it was a little cold over there.

James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Well I saw one but I don't know if the rest of the students saw one my total was fortysix of them.

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
it wasn`t hot it was cold

James Monroe: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A guy named Billand they did it to look for gold.

James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I saw three of them there called lizards I don't know their size.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Did they ever find any gold or did they give up ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
What other animals did you see besides lizards ? Any birds ?

James Monroe: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A boy name Luziano found 46 of them,and almost the hole class saw all of the catus.

James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I forgot how they got their name sorry.

James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
It wasn't hot it was just cold.

James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Its great big horn sheepand the indians made it.

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
hi my name is nicky

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
i do not know what thoes are amde of

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we didn`t see a lot of animals but we did see a lot of trees and cactuses

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
yes we saw many animals and the size i don't know

James Monroe team 6#: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The three kids names are Komani,Nicky,and Luziano I don't know the Rangers name. We are learning about the how the WindMill works.

James Monroe Elem #9,#11 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
That was ranger lorna she was shoing us the tortise.

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
yes i can i was in that picture we were going to another stashion that girl is ranger lorna

KK: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
it was not that hot

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The ranger said that they could not tell us because there was some peolpe who came and they were shooting a movie and painted some other paintings so they cannot tell us now.

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
who made those holes? the indeans made those holes for food

James Monroe Elem#16#2 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
That was ranger lorna she was takeing us to a nother station.

James Monroe Elem#16#2 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The indians made those holes for food.

Loren & chloe #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The people on the picture are Ranger Stacy, Komani, Luziano,and nickey.They where writing about that area.

Brittney#20: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The lizard that you saw in the picuture was small and I saw two.

KK: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
the painting was made by the indians and it is a painting of a big horn sheep

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we saw many flowers, axuley our teacher took that picture

James Monroe Elem#16#2 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
All the class saw that catise and we saw about 1.

Brittney#20: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The picture that you saw with everybody hiking, well it was not hot it was very cool and windy as you can see most of us are wearing sweaters.

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we only saw 2. the name is a lizzerd. i really don't know the size.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Do you remember what the Indians ground in those holes to make food ? Hint - it was probably seeds from a common desert bush that was an important source of food for them ...

Loren & chloe #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
They got there from a volcano eruption and they are made out of granite.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Tell us about the big rock formations you saw - what color and size were they ? Were they a big solid rock face or many boulders piled on top and around one another ?

James Monroe Elem#16#2 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
We saw 2 lizards. They were about the size of a pencle.

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
well one day the indans made the name okay...

Loren & chloe #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nobody made the holes.

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:06AM PST (-0800 GMT)
yes we are at work

Brittney#20: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The picture of the flower that you saw well everybody saw it because we were in a big group.

Loren & chloe #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
They made the holes to put the dynamite in to blast the rock to find gold.The miners did it.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Some of our classrooms are studying the ocean this year .. if you would be interested in asking a scientists today any questions about life in the sea, particularly around Anacapa Island where your teacher Mr. Stock went for a field trip last summer, click on this, button .... and use the box below to post your questions. They will give your questions to the scientists exploring Anacapa today from National Geographic and NOAA, and they will post your answers after 11am. Where it says Your First Name - write in Monroe School w/ Camp Internet before you submit your question please. Then come back here and tell us more about Joshua Trees.

Brittney#20: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The picture of the tree that you saw was a Joshua Tree.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
You have given me two different answers to what the holes in the rock are from .. some of you say they were made by the Indians to grind food ... others say they were made by miners. Ask one another - what is the right answer ... then come back and tell us what you decide.

Loren & chloe #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Everyone saw it and we only saw about 4 through 7

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Brittney #20 - hoe many of the Joshua Trees do you think you saw that day ? Are they all over or just in a few places ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Brittney #20 - that is HOW many of the Joshua Trees do you think you saw that day ? Are they all over or just in a few places ?

James Monroe Elem#16#2 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
They named it jushua tree beacuse they thot it was a sighn that jushua in the bible was giving them a sighn.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
KK - what other rock art did you see on the trip ? why do you think thye painted them there ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#16 and #2 - you are RIGHT about the tree being named after a person in the bible. How many do you think you saw ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Nicky - what color flowers did you see on the trip ? were they all on cactus or others on bushes ?

monroe nicky: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
hELLO !!!!!!!!!!!!1

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
In Bermuda Dunes - do you have any of the same rocks, plants, and animals you saw at Joshua Trees ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Had you met Ranger Lorna before ?

Breana & Sara: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi we saw lots of different kinds of rocks. They put them there To talk and right. Because they didn't have paper then.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Breana and Sara - if you found yourself with out paper, and needed to draw a picture of what you saw on the expedition, and had paint to do some rock art/writing - WHAT PICTURE or WORDS WOULD YOU HAVE PAINTED ?

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
no I HAVEN'T BE TO JOSHUA TREE BUT THANKS FOR ASKING

Breana & Sara: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI yes there are some plates here in BermudaDunes but not joshua tree!

aileen#24: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we saw a tortas to

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Luziano - someone wrote that you saw 46 of something - what was it ? flowers ? lizards ? joshua trees ?

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Aileen - what is a tortas ? tortoise maybe ? what was it doing ?

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
WE SAW LIZARDS, BIG HORN SHEEP AND SOME OTHER ANIMALS THAT i CAN'T REMEBER

#3 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Christine #3. It wasn't freezing cold. It wasn't hot either. It was just a little cold.

#3 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Christine #3. It wasn't freezing cold. It wasn't hot either. It was just a little cold.

aileen#24: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
its like a turtle itwas eating and it was walking around

Breana & Sara: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How many joshua trees do you have at joshua tree national park.

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Aileen and Alyissa - we didn't know there were any bighorn sheep still living there - do they live in the wild or are they in fenced areas ? how big were they ?

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
THE PLANTS WE SAW WERE A BEVER TAIL A RAIN TREE

monroe adrian: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
well the miners Did to find gold.

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
THEY LIVE IN THE WILD

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
YES WE SAW THE IDIAN ROCK ART

monroe adrian: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 10:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
it mins big horn sheep the native americans Did.

#3 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Christine No, I have never been there before.

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
THE PEOPLE ARE NICKY KOMANI AND BRADON AND A RANGER I FOR GOT HER NAME

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
THE INDIANS DID TO GIRNDE THEIR FOOD

MONROE) aileen, alyissa: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
THERE ISN'T ANY MORE QUESTIONS

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I saw 46 flowers that are in cactuses 'cause if the flower didm't grow inside a cactus it would die.

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, this is Miss A's fifth grade class at Cypress

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
are you still there?

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
if so, we have a few questions for you?

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
what kind of animals did you see on the trip?

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
how far was your bus ride from where you live?

#3 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 and #14 Christine and Samantha. We saw the creasco plant, Joshua tree, a nursing bush around the Joshua tree, beaver tail cactus, prickley pear, and the choia cactus.

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
what were the names of the flowers you saw?

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI, this is Miss A's class from Cypress

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
some people thought it look like Joshua

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we aregoing to be going to Anacapa island on June 19th

Loren & Brittney #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
it was not that hot it was cool and there was a nice breeze

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
maybe when we get back we can find a way to set up a chat time with you

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we are from Highland were are you from

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Cypress School - thanks for dropping in today. Monroe students - please meet the Cypress tudents. They have questions for you today .....

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Someone mentioned a RAIN TREE - what is that like ?

: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we were where the people in the old days used to make gold or silver

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
we are not far from joshua tree

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
are you getting our messages?

Loren & Brittney #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The indians drew it and nobody knows what it is

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
did you hike a lot

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
did you have fun?

#3 : . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#14 and #3 Samantha and Christine. Samantha saw one lizard, a turtle, a big horn sheep, and alot of ants on a tree. Christine saw alot of lizards, a snake for only a few seconds, a big horn sheep, and alot of ants on a tree and alot on the ground.

Loren & Brittney #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
yep we are at work

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
how long was your hike?

Loren & Brittney #17: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Its named after Joshua in the bible

#3 and #14: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 and #14 Christine and Samantha At a big dam.

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
How long of a trip was it?

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
what time did you come back?

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
is camp expedition team still here?

@billy: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
the people are nicky komani luziano and ranger I don`t know

George Stock - Monroe: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Thank you for the chat. My class has to go to the library now. We have had visitors in the classroom all morning, which has made it difficult to maintain continuity.

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
did you hike a lot

lori@rain: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Thank-you for your time!

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Thanks to Mr. Stock and all of the Monroe students. We will let you know where you can go look over this chat once it is posted in the archive. And a big thanks to Joshua Trees National Park and Ranger Lorna for hosting our Camp Expedition !

Camp Expedition Team: . . . . Thu, Jun 8, 11:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Now that this chat is closed, please head over to button and join in the Sustainable Seas Expedition chat and broadcast - we have had 5 Camp Outposts online over there this morning too ! Go Campers !!