Day 3

The People of The Big River    
6-17-2025
       Well.... today, I woke up at 6 a.m. because I had to set up breakfast and the lunch things on the table so that the rest of my classmates could pack their lunch for later and get breakfast. Once we finished we started getting into the suburban to meet up with Jeanette and some other members who work with the Yakama Nation Tribe. During our drive to the Swamp Creek field, Roman, Raquel, and I were talking about our childhood and family. I feel like this was an amazing time since we were talking and it wasn't as quiet in the suburbans as yesterday and the day before. A few minutes later, we arrived at our destination....... This was the time we met the rest of the Yakama Nation Members! There were 6 members who we met, and they were all amazing in their own ways. Some members such as Doug and John are a part of the Yakama Nation Tribe. Patrick Hayden, David Lindley, Jeanette Burkhardt, and Gerard Foley are the members who work with the tribe. Today's project that we helped on was making a dam that beavers usually make since beavers left 10 years ago because of a fire that had occurred (this fire was called Cougar Creek Fire). When we were starting the project, we started spreading to two places. Some of us in the water and the rest of us were collecting dirt and mud to make the dam. I remember I had told Roman that I wanted to help in the water because it was way too hot. Soon, Monet called my name and asked me if I wanted to help in the water to make the dam more sturdy. I got excited and went to the water. I remember once the water level was higher than what we started with, I had tripped over a rock and got my clothes wet even though I did have a waiver on. (the waiver was way too big for me, it was a size 11, but in the end, I felt like everything was all perfect. 

This is what the water looked like before the Dam


This is what the Dam looked like at the end


While we were ate the Swap Creek Field we also had an amazing view of the volcano Mount Adam


















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