The High Desert Museum

The High Desert Museum had a free family day this last weekend and we took advantage of free family fun as did the rest of the city. Seriously........we enjoyed ourselves a lot and learned a lot in the process, which is always good!!

We learned about the animals and habitats of the High Desert. We saw snakes, lizards, fish, owls, spiders, otters, goats, chickens, a bobcat and bald eagles!!!

We learned about pioneers and actually got to visit a real homestead. It was fascinating to see how the pioneers lived and worked. At the homestead we got to go in a real one room cabin decorated as it would have been in the 1800's with a wood stove and bed......There was a little old pioneer women inside just waiting to tell us some pioneer stories!! This by far was my favorite part.....I think in another life I would have been a pioneer....but at the same time very thankful that I'm not!! We also got to visit a mining town and see what the stores and banks used to look like back in the 1800's.

We got to go inside a real tepee and discover how the Indians lived long ago.....We saw an Indian camp on the prairie and oogled over the beaded clothing and shoes

It was a day of discovery and fun for all of us. We talked about our favorite parts all the way home and decided we would go back in the spring when it's not so cold and snowy!!


The beautiful bobcat we saw on our journey......

The kids thought this "Outside Toilet" was hilarious!!

Here's me showing them how to use the Outhouse!! They thought that was hilarious too!!

The Indian Tepee.....Kiley's missing.......I think she was napping inside!!!