Water Coloring and Star Gazing

Day: 4

Steps Taken: 16,254

Location: Yosemite National Park

Fun Fact: I am a terrible artist

My crappy painting of a leaf
Photo by Michael Garcia

And I ran, I ran so far away...
Today started off early. Gabby and I wasted no time in picking ourselves back up from a rough Tuesday. We headed to the Visitor's Center to start on my story on Junior Park Rangers around 0945. We got a tip that they meet in front of the Visitor's Center from a worker named Silvie. However, Silvie was wrong. We needed to be at the Nature Center, which was located on the opposite side. Gabby, Ashley and I rushed on over. We were roughly 30 min late. We found ourselves in a familiar situation. We began to look for the group in the Happy trail.

Everyone's an artist if it's Expressionism 
The gang met around 1300 for a nature journaling class, where we already happened to be at. We met with Dale, who was geeking over the fact that he saw a bear. We met with Lora Spielman, who was our instructor for the class. It was surprisingly therapeutic. I never sat for a long period while staring at nature. We even painted. Still a don't got it. After, I interviewed Lora for Jessica's class.

I just kept running
In order to make another Junior Park Ranger meeting, I had to run back to the Visitor's Center. I have lost some weight due to this trip. It was rather challenging having to film someone else's child while being a male, especially when you are as awkward as myself. I still couldn't land an interview. However, it wasn't a total waste of a day. I was able to interview the intern who ran the class earlier.

The Stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of California
We got a chance to star gaze around 2100. I realized that I love stars. The whole day was just what I needed, a chance to just sit for a moment. The whole trip has been us on the move. It was nice to slow down for a change. Looking up gave me a chance to be a kid and let my mind wander.

Tomorrow is the last day to get everything done. The pressure is on. But, I am use to this. This feeling of stress is what I call home.