Freezing Rivers of Molten Rock
Posted on April 2, 2007, by kiliii.
Filed Under Community, Central Oregon |
In our continuing series of adventures-until-we-drop-dead, the Ancestral Lifeways group arrived at the old volcano in Central Oregon, Glass Buttes, to collect obsidian and dacite stone for making stone tools (also known as flintknapping).
Here elder Goode Jones works on one of the enormous boulders we dug out of the earth, spalling out large flat pieces for us to work into large stone blades and smaller tools.
Earlier, the had weather decided that it was more appropriate for us to work on our shelter skills. Freezing rain, snow, sleet and strong winds swept down the valley and dropped the nighttime temperatures to fifteen degrees. Most of us Portlanders don’t get fifteen degrees all winter– it was like being blown back into winter two months ago. Nevertheless, being at camp was a joy. We cooked, spent time with the fire, and cooked some more. Overall, a wonderful experience at being human and exposed to the forces of the outdoors.
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Hey Kiliii,
It’s Aaron LaVigne from the Portland Waldorf School, I have been trying to find a way to contact you for quite a while now, so that i could thank you for such a wonderful experience. You made a lot of the chores and commitments we had to make, a lot easier, because of your relaxed fun attitude. I especially enjoyed the evening that you played, Babylon, by David Gray. If you don’t exactly remember who I am, I’m the guy who played the African drum. You might have also seen me playing soccer with Ashley one night. Anyway, it was nice to finally contact you.
Keep in touch.
I left my e-mail address.
See ya round.
-Aaron LaVigne.