One of Patrick�s greatest achievements on our trip to the Mojave Desert, Nevada was tracking, catching, and skinning a bighorn sheep alive! Above, he triumphantly raises his prey�s remains above his head and celebrates his victory�
Ok, ok. So maybe Patrick had a little help from a mountain lion and years of decay to happen upon such a beast.
The true accomplishment here though was being able to see and interact with the natural world on an up-close and personal level as we did on our 8 day outing to the desert during our Winter Term 08 Outdoor Leadership class. Where else are you going to be able to discover and examine a genuine bighorn sheep skull without a museum curator bellowing, DO NOT TOUCH!