Sinkhole Adventures!

Hi Family and Friends,

The TMI NAZ group had another fun and happy day. This morning we were given compasses and a brief orienteering lesson. After we got comfortable with our own orientation we set off, like settlers, to find the old foundation of the original homestead on the TMI property. When we reached our destination, we discovered an old spring box, a huge sinkhole, and as always, beautiful scenery.

Our afternoon was filled with more work in the Earth Shelter. Today we continued scraping and even began painting the walls. A brief interruption allowed us the time to work together outside building a structurally-sound log pile. We came together in the evening for reflection on the controversy of utilizing mountain resources, while enjoying delicious cookies!

This was the first day that our fearless leader, Julie, joined us, and we loved showing her everything we had seen since coming to The Mountain Institute. This was a bittersweet moment because we also said "see you later" to Nuala, who needed to return to Rochester this morning. She joined us wholeheartedly in this experience, and we thank you for that. There have also been many opportunities for each of us to share our personal interests and knowledge, bringing us closer together as a community. Tomorrow, we are planning to make bread and cheese from scratch, and our whole group is very excited! Until our next post, let us cowabunga into bed for some much needed rest :)

Take care,

Sarah T & Nicole SBT