Summer continues!
Shortly after my return from Nicaragua, my parents were absolutely driven up the wall. Because all I was talking about was hiking, volcanoes, and bats. Well, my mom has rheumatoid arthritis so hiking and volcanoes are pretty rare for family trips, but she wanted to direct my energy towards something other than bouncing around the house so she went online and found Bat-O-Rama, a special that Devil’s Den national park was putting on. Basically we drove up to Fayetteville, listened to a lecture, and then watched as some students from Missouri State captured and identified bats. Andddd it was a lot of little kids. And me. Haha, I’m easily amused.
I dragged my dad, mom, brother, and one of my best friends with me, here are the pictures of our trip!
one of the researching was showing the crowd an Evening Bat. He wasn't very happy about the situation.
Driving by the football stadium in Fayetteville, we found this little guy walking across a busy road! We stopped the car and I ran out and picked him. He stayed with us at our hotel until we went to the national park, where he got a new home.
this giant bat head was too funny - i HAD to take a picture with him. At a state park visitors center.
we also went to Eureka Springs...they have a giant Jesus statue. Lizabeth and I aren't Christian, Jim is, but no matter the religion a giant Jesus statue is still pretty awesome.
We went to a gorgeous little cathedral in Eureka, and the patron of the church shares a name with Elizabeth! I think it's funny how her shirt is from the video game Diablo lol.
a student is checking this bat's wings for damage caused by White Nosed Syndrome
Lizabeth, Jim and I had a rave party in the hotel lol. We just...danced around with glow sticks. Jim, Lizabeth, and I are best buddies <3
anyway, Bat-O-Rama was pretty awesome even though it seemed like a terribly nerdy idea at first. I also love my family and friends for humoring me and supporting my interests, haha. It was a great time, but the best part was being with all of them!
