Field Trip: Penn's Cave

Penn's Cave in Pennsylvania was a huge amount of fun for all of us to attend.  I want to tell you all about it.  :)    I don't know if my images are any good at all... but you'll cope right?

Penn's Cave is known as America's only all water cave!   You view it by boat!   They made an exit out onto a pond and it's stocked with fish.  :)

The history of Penn's Cave:  The legend of Penn's cave has a trapper named Malachi Boyer falling in love with an Indian princess Nita-nee.   The indians would not allow them to marry so one night they ran away together.  The Nita-nee's father was furious and ordered Boyer thrown into the water cave and guarded so he couldn't escape.  Boyer searched in vain for an alternative exit but failed to find one, so he crawled into the farthest area of the cave from the entrance where he died.   His body was weighted with rocks and thrown into the deepest part of the cavern.

It was a fascinating trip through the cave.  I hope this slideshow lends it justice. :)

After we came out of the cave we needed to walk ALL the way up again.  I took my time and the boys raced on ahead.   They went exploring to where the old entrance used to be.  I walked over to where part of the wildlife park was. 

 
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Review: 50 Natural Wonders to Blow Your Mind

Want to learn more about this wonderful world that we live in?   50 Natural Wonders to Blow your Mind is a book that will do that.  Pictures and words to delight and educate.  Learn more about this world than you thought you would.  :)

 So let me tell you about this little gem.

Starting at the back of the book is a list of each of the continents (and one ocean) that lists each of the natural wonders discussed.   I like that feature!   Means if I am doing a continent study I can easily pull up the relevant pictures and stories.

Each natural wonder is a two page layout.

The writing, always appears on the left, and is informative with a sense of humour at times.   Like if you want to visit cave, go through all the trouble of trying to get there, only to discover you aren't allowed in.  :)   Providing just enough information to whet your appetite for more.

Each image portrayed shows some aspect of the wonder discussed.  Giving a glimpse into the beauty to be discovered. 

It introduced me to Spotted Lake in British Columbia.

The book itself is divided into six sections

• beach idyll
• deep down
• mountainous wonders
• mystical and mythical
• national parks
• strange landscapes

My Thoughts:
 This is an interesting small book geared to introduce people to natural wonders throughout the world.  I was disappointed it didn't feature more of the natural wonders of Canada.  :)   But that's the selfish national pride part of me talking.  I was delighted to find examples of natural wonders from all the different continents.   A small, but fascinating book.  I can easily see giving this to my lad next year and saying..pick one, learn more, give me a report. 

50 Natural Wonders to Blow Your Mind
Kayla Ryan
Series: 50 to Blow Your Mind
Lonely Planet
Pages: 128
Age: 7 and up
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books

Where can I find it?
Amazon.ca: Lonely Planet 50 Natural Wonders To Blow Your Mind 1st Ed.

Amazon.com:  50 Natural Wonders To Blow Your Mind (Lonely Planet)

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Play, a poem

Play

Birthday Party

Boys arrive.

A day of fun

Let's go Live.

Swimming Pool

Diving boys

Water cold!!!!!

Let's find new joys.

Running around

Barefeet hurt

Let's go home

Get out of the dirt!

At home we find

a birthday cake

Fidgit Spinners

Slingshots Make!

Popcans set up

Board in place

Please make sure

No shots to the face.

Next in line

The nerfguns come

Watch out world

See those bullets hum!

Come home Lads

Hear the shout

Burgers are ready

Come now or eat out!!

Boys come running

Washing hands

Watermelon crackles

Finest burgers in the lands.

Time for home

Sad boys ride

In the car

BOY!  It's HOT inside

Chatter chatter 

All the way back

Boys are happy

Time to hit the sack!

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This is a five minute Friday post. the word prompt is brought to us by Miss Kate over at Five Minute Friday.  What is Five Minute Friday?  Well it's a party of a group of like minded folks who gather on Friday to do a five minute free write around a singular word.  AND THEN (and this is the most important part) we take the time to offer up encouragement to each other on this writing journey.  It's fun, though it's not always easy, but it is always good.   Come join us won't you?  You are always welcome.
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