Indian Hills Camp

Our second SOWERs project is at the Indian Hills Camp in the San Diego area.  Children would absolutely love this place; I wish our grandchildren could be here.  It's like a theme park for the gold rush days in California, with a western "town", teepees, covered wagons, and miners' shacks, which all have bunks inside them.  Different groups use the camps on the weekend, even in the winter, and schools have their Grade Six students do hands-on activities about the gold rush.

Terry and Dennis, whom we had met in Florida, are building gangplanks and steps to this play fort perched high on a rock.  I'm painting a porch with two other women.  It's peaceful work, with the birds singing, and the sweet smell of blooming narcissus, along with the occasional conversation.
One week has gone by already, and it hasn't been very warm.  One morning, the temperature was only a couple of degrees warmer than Red Deer, which was plus 1 Celsius!  The green trees and grass amidst the rocks makes up for the cool weather.