Mining History in Breckenridge, Water Quality Issues, and Backcountry Skiing!
The Wolf Pack spend the day on Horseshoe Gulch Trail backcountry skiing and learning about mountain ecology, water conservation, and the history of mining in Summit County.
Willows and Rocky Mountains set the perfect backdrop to indulge in history and Earth Sciences.
Katie and Angelica sketch their version of a mine, which is
Vincent and Angel view a replica of a dredge boat used for mining on Horseshoe Gulch at the History Museum in downtown Breckenridge. After skiing and viewing this exact location, the museum really helped put the pieces together of the history of mining and present day water quality issues.
Jonathan observes the conservation tracker screen which displays how much solar energy panels impact the area in positive ways.
Angel and Vincent explore in the hands-on History of Breckenridge Museum. Replicas of artifacts displayed what clothing, tools, and valuables looked like during the 1879 gold rush.
Amaris, Marina, Celso, Jarrid, Alyssa, and Ivy pretend they are miners as they extract chocolate chips from cookies, later to be used as an example of what mining erosion can do to water quality along a river. This activity surprised many students, as they were able to reflect just how cooperative tourism, recreational, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others must be in order to not disturb the natural ecology.
Lizeth, Nayeli, Aislinn, and Roxann explain their mining project to the group, and how it creates a disturbance with the plants, animals, landscape, water, and more.
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