Breathe Deep, We are Curing Everything!

On Tuesday, September 14th, we loaded the fieldtrip bus once again and headed to Greg's property in Basin. The Land/Water theme were able to gold pan, hike, fish and visit one of the world famous health mines.

Upon arriving in Basin, we split in groups with 1/4 of the students going fishing, 1/2 were gold mining and the other group heading off to visit the mine. The mine group walked a good mile to the entrance where some of us tried the "Fountain of Youth" health water. The water was delicious! Next we entered the Merry Widow mine to begin our descent back into the mountain arriving at the dog room about half way through. Customers may bring a dog who could be suffering from arthritis to absorb the radon in the mine. Apparently dogs who are barely able to walk come out of the mine hopping like little puppies after a treatment. Further back in the mine are benches for people who come to the mine for multiple reasons to relish the "health benefits" from sitting in the mine for 1 hour a session. The guests were very friendly and came from Canada and as far away as Georgia.

The part of the mine group also hiked to a quarry where a large quartz vein had been exposed. The lightening and thunder was crazy, so we zoomed back to the bus, just before a giant hail storm hit. The part of the theme where caught in the hail and it was painful.
Thank you Greg for taking us to Basin. It was truly an adventure.