From the Rancheros to the 49ers, learn about the early days of California! Take home some treasures! Activities: - Native Village: Wikkiup building, corn grinding, and overview of local native history - Adobe Brick Making: with an overview of California Missions - Gold Panning and sluicing: Find out how to identify real gold and learn the miner's panning technique - Music & Hoedown: Folk dancing with jug band participation - Rope Making & Rope Games: Simple mechanics, some twine, and a little elbow grease is all it takes to make a rope! Then we'll prepare to be cowboys by learning how to lasso! And then we'll see who can win a game of tug o'war - Mountain Man Camp: Visit the lonely camp with the lean-to shelter and help identify the different furs and hides - Petting Zoo: Come see some of the animals that were needed on the farm. There are also a few animals that you would not find on a farm that our mountain man traded for! - Gift Shop will be open! Things to bring: Picnic Lunch* Closed Toe Shoes Sunscreen Plenty of Water Money for Gift Shop Spirit of Adventure! This is a hands on educational field trip and fun for kids of all ages, as well as adults! Open Sign-up Prices: (no group minimum requirement) $25 per child aged 4 - 17 $15 per adult aged 18+ Kids 3 and under are free to accompany a paying adult If you have a group of 25 students or more, and would like to schedule your own day for a field trip of your choice at a lower rate, please feel free to contact us!