After meeting at the gas station and stocking up on some last minute snackage, we (and by that I mean, everyone in the class but me) got on a bus to drive over to the giant tree. Initially I had imagined we there would be a lot of hiking involved, so I planned accordingly, but this did not happen. On any other day, hiking would’ve been fine, but the windy weather made me thankful for the car/bus rides to each subsequent location. Despite the strong winds, the reservation proved to be a hidden gem in an area I typically associate with gambling and an amazing all you can eat buffet.
First stop was a giant tree, which I REALLY wanted to climb all over, but apparently was sacred and we were lucky just to be seeing it. The tree was so overgrown that is seemed more like a structure or shelter than anything else, which was pretty cool. We didn't stay there long, though. Pretty soon, we relocated.
The rest of the trip was a tour of the reservation, where there were authentic Indian structures scattered every which way. The tour guide knew quite about about the structures and locations, and also spoke much about basket weaving and showed us some of the plants used for it.
At the very end, they took us to the plant nursery and went into a little more detail about such processes, but by then the wind had really picked up and all I could think about was how stupid I was not to have brought a jacket.
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