The second day of the River Fellows kayaking excursion started out early in the morning. We woke up and packed our things to prepare for the kayaking trip to the take out. For breakfast the Outdoor Chattanooga guides, Terri Chapin and Aerial, fixed a delicious french toast casserole and scrambled eggs. After we ate, we headed out on the water. Not far into our kayaking journey, we spotted a white tailed deer.
It was amazing to come back to the classroom and reflect on all the wildlife we had seen on this kayaking trip. After 4 miles of kayaking we arrived at the take out. We helped each other lift our kayaks out of the water and then it was time for lunch. We ate our lunch on the dock looking out on the beautiful view of the river. Following lunch we loaded up the van and drove back to GPS. When we arrived at GPS we were exhausted from the trip so we took a little break to relax and get ready for our next activity. Next we were going to go learn about TVA archeology. There were two TVA archeologists coming to talk about their job, which many of us were curious to learn about since we didn’t know what it was. TVA archaeologists work to preserve artifacts and archeological sites, and to educate others on what to do when they encounter an artifact. After we listened to the archeologists share information about their job they brought an artifact that Native Americans used to use for hunting. It was called an atlatl.
The atlatl was basically used as an extension of your arm so that you could throw spears farther. We are so thankful to the TVA archeologists and our Outdoor Chattanooga guides for an amazing experience!
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