Day 10: Singing in the Rain

Sorry that this is so late again, but we have been having some problems with the server. Unfortunately, today in the rain, I used my camera. It will no longer turn on, so I will not have any pictures to upload for the last three days. Not to worry, at the end of the trip everyone is getting together and sharing their photos. Today was really wet, but we managed to have a lot of fun. When they said to bring waterproof clothing and rain boots- they weren't kidding. The day before I left my jacket in the gazebo after working at the construction site and had nothing to wear out into the field. So I got to borrow a huge yellow poncho out there, that is now my new nickname (Poncho). When we went to check our traps we had less than yesterday, but still quite a few. I got to hold one for the first time and was amazed at how small, soft and fragile they seem. They are really really cute! I also made a chipmunk run today. The problem with chipmunks is that they are very clever and can burrow their way out of the bag when you take them back to the place where you caught them. I had to run uphill about 100 feet to free they chipmunk that my team caught. Then we had lunch, once we were done we divided up into teams and walked trails looking for field signs. Then it was time to go back to check our traps in the afternoon. After, when all the traps were checked, we headed back for dinner and Chris gave a geology talk that covered the last 4.6 billion years. It was very interesting and when it was over we talked for an hour then everyone went to bed. I write all this done at the end of the day when the yellow house goes back to their house, the internet crashed about half an hour before they left and we were unable to get it working again. Here are the pictures I had to have, and now have no camera.

Here I am with a meadow jumping mouse, notice the rain jacket is back.
A close up of the little fella!

Here is a frog I found on my way back from releasing the chipmunk.