Mitchell had to do this Ecocolum project. This Ecocolum you can design bottle habitats for animals and plants. We had to collect 7 2-liter bottles and cut the the tops and bottoms off. Then he was given a fish and we created in the bottom chamber a place for the fish to live. The next chamber was to create food and oxygen for the fish with a plant. The plants roots were in the water for the fish to eat. Then above the plant, we placed a banana peel to decompose and hatch fruit flies. The final chamber was a venus-fly trap plant to eat the fruit flies. This creating a whole ecosystem of life. This was a lot of fun and a great project to do at home with him. 

The life of Riley's

The life of Riley's

Words Can't describe!

Only 364 days 'till the next trip!!!

Some more fantastic Killington scenery! 

Some of the beautiful scenery at the top! - I'm not talking about Steve. 

Here we all are at the top of Killington Peak. 

Steve "Crash" Gagnon doing his Spiderman impression into the safety net. Whew, that was a close one. After we found out he was OK, we laughed for at least 20 minutes.

When asked if he was ready to go, he replied "I'm sittin' pink". That's when we thought maybe he hit his head too hard. 

The Flying Johnson! Believe it or not, he was doing this on purpose. After dinner the first night, we decided to do some night sledding. 

GOING UP!!!!  

Killington, Vermont Ski Fest '06

Our fine accomodations slopeside. A mere few feet from Great Eastern trail. Chef Dan preparing a fine meal. Carl relaxing and sipping a fine Canadian beverage.
Look at that breakfast. Much needed fuel for the day ahead.