Crawlers

Have you read Gregor the Overlander? I'm going searching for crawlers! OK, not in the bowels of New York City ... thankfully! You should start searching too. Go outside and look for caterpillars. How? Well, I know when my daughter has been in the kitchen because I see a half-eaten piece of bread here, some apple peelings there. Go outside and look for leaves with holes in them. Look under the leaves. At this point make a note of what colors and sizes of caterpillars you find. Can you identify them? I like a nice field guide but you could also check on websites such as enature.com. In Maine, I want you to also look at Japanese beetles. Collect a few. More on this later... The plot thickens...

From Maine to New Orleans...

OK, so in a month I will be traveling from Winslow, Maine to New Orleans, Louisiana. How many miles is that? What states will I be traveling through as my little scooter makes it way south? What roads should I take to take the shortest route there? If I stop every 150 miles what cities and states will I be near? What would I see there? Is it hot? cold? Is it near a Nascar race? a University? Do I see mountains? ocean? Use a program like MapQuest to answer these questions.

Getting ready...

It is the end of August and school starts next week. I have about a month to go before leaving for New Orleans. I'm excited about my Earthwatch fellowship. Thanks National Geographic! Speaking of National Geographic, have you checked out their website? Wow! 9www.nationalgeographic.com)
When I traveled to Cambodia last November, I realized many people just don't know their geography! Stay tuned.
(weather in Winslow, Maine- 70 degrees... cold for the end of August! Worried about people in the path of Hurricane Dean...