I am very good at active listening. I like knowing what one has to say, this way I can find any triggers and steer away. We can come up with a plan, and then de-escalate a situation. Then we will be able to have fun, and fix a situation if it comes up again.

I think it is important to be outside. For me it is calming and refreshing. I am able to focus on the present. I think the reset is necessary as society is always going next next. We also have the opportunity to be creative in our own way.

One challenge I had was trying to not give away answers but instruct them to think of other solutions. Each group was different and needed something different.

Geology- This canyon acts as a miniature "continental divide" with the East and West creek flowing out of each side. West flowing into the Dolores river and east to Gunnison. Both flowing back into the Colorado river. Only canyon in the world known to divide like this. History- Ute natives lived here until settlers pushed them out. Many cattleman, and establishing a town. Later to grow into a mining town. Starting with copper and silver. Later mined Radium. Radium is used for self-luminous paint. During the wars these mines would open and close, and uranium was mined for bombs. No active mines now. Wildlife- Colorado River Cutthroat Trout. Identified by their red bellies. Also brown and green with speckled dark spots. Love the high elevations, and rapid-flowing waters. Native to Colorado, and our sate fish. Plant life- Hookless cactus. Thick and round with light and bright pink flowers with yellow centers. Endemic species, meaning native to a specific location. Also on the endangered list. Watershed- Water from the San Juans and other mountains move to the Unaweep canyon. From here it is split East, or West. Taking journeys along Gunnison or Colorado rivers. Meeting in the Colorado river. Flowing all the way to California.