Monday, March 15, 2010

Spring Break Fun - Next2Nature Classes All Week Long

We have a great week planned on the campground. We will be celebrating National Wildlife Week, so join us at the Pavilion and hear the experts talk about enjoying nature. Children welcome, come casual, no RSVP just show up. Classes during the week will be from 2-3pm every afternoon.

March 13, Saturday
The first class features world-traveler and nature photographer Bruce Rosenstiel. He specializes in macro-photography, and is well known in the Grapevine area for his beautiful portraits of butterflies. Bruce will also share his best kept secrets for photographing wildlife, and return often during the year to teach classes.
And, SECRET #1: You must always be at "eye-level" with the subject when photographing it. In order to take a picture of these campground visitors, Bruce laid down on the grass to get eye-level with the subjects before clicking the shutter.

Other classes this coming week will be:
March 14, Sunday - Secrets to Fishing on Grapevine Lake with Mike and Nancy McCutcheon. Both have won many tournament awards for Bass fishing.
March 15, Monday - BASS PRO OUTDOOR WORLD will show us all the latest and greatest gadgets for Outdoor Cooking. And we'll make 'Dirt Dessert' and 'Ants on a Log.'

March 16, Tuesday - Krystyne Plut, national award winning science teacher, will talk about geology and rock collecting for a great outdoor hobby---both for adults and children.
March 17, Wednesday - Dr. Ray Chancellor, who has served in the federal and state wildlife departments, will talk about all of the wildlife in the beautiful Cross Timbers Forest that surrounds the campground.
March 18, Thursday - The Corp of Engineers will talk about the history of the development of Grapevine Lake, even the dinasaur tracks that were uncovered years ago!
March 19, Friday - David Parsons, a long-time birder, will teach a 'Birding 101' class, encouraging all ages take up the outdoor hobby of watching birds.
March 20, Saturday - The First Day of Spring, we will serve fancy S'MORES. Come celebrate with us at 6:30-8pm near the playground.

We do hope you enjoy your Spring Break with us. If there's anything you need, just check in with the Front Gate folks. We're glad you chose to stay at The Vineyards!






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