VOM Trip to Coloma

On Thursday morning the VOM team took a trip to Coloma, the California Gold Rush discovery site. I wanted them to know that a 49er is not just a football player. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed the tour, the museum and hiking around the river. On the way back some of the students stopped off at a friend of Eric and Karyn's house for some kayaking and playing on the river while the rest of us went up to my parent's place to rest and hang out. So I suppose it was a fun and educational day.

The students pose with "Reverend Cool" who ministered to the miners in 1849. 

We got to listen to "John Marshall" tell us the story of how he found the gold in the river in 1848 and how it pretty much ruined his life.

Ceci poses with one of the stagecoaches that may have brought one of the 49ers to California

We, of course enjoyed a healthy lunch

The students all enjoyed playing with our grandchildren who went with us on the trip

The Kayakers

Obviously the students were ecstatically happy about their day

Rowing on the river