- Expedition: Dec 1-6, 2000
- Reseda and Tokay High Schools
- Hite's Cove
EXPEDITION III was in Yosemite National Park for the week of December 1-6, 2000. Participating schools included Reseda and Tokay High Schools. Their study area was historic Hite's Cove in Sierra National Forest. Hite's Cove was a booming mining town during the second California gold rush in the second half of the nineteenth century.
The group of sophomores and juniors completed a 4 mile hike and camped on the fringe of the old town. On this trip they:
- met new people from diverse backgrounds and different high schools
- learned how to backpack using Leave No Trace principles
- collected hydrology data for the GLOBE program and for the Forest Service
- completed an archaeological monitoring project for the Forest Service
- learned about the flora and fauna of a natural area in the Sierra National Forest
- learned about the history of Hite's Cove and its inhabitants
- met a Miwok Indian and learned about their culture