"When we were riding from Monterey to a beach campground three or so hours up the highway. For most of the drive was the rocky blue ocean and cow pastures with mountains in the background.——乔纳森·勒克莱尔

"Spending nearly 2 weeks camping and exploring was an absolutely amazing experience. I don’t know that I would ever have an opportunity like this where I could explore so much of California and be able to take so much away without this class.——玛德琳·爱德华兹

Monica Keever (foreground) aims her camera phone for a group shot at Death Valley National Park.

探索死亡谷.

"The falls in Yosemite were absolutely stunning, and something I’ll never forget the sight of.——布罗德威尔·泰勒

"One of my favorite places on the trip was the top of Moro Rock at Sequoia National Park. After nearly 400 steps, we made it to the top of the stairway, to the top of the rock. The whole climb up it was extremely foggy, but once we reached the top the fog cleared. It was at this moment that I felt God’s presence.——玛德琳·爱德华兹

“The idea that the General Sherman tree, 世界上最大的树, started from a seed in a pine cone the size of an egg, 真实地展示了上帝是如何在自然界中工作的.——Samantha Calcutt

Samantha Calcutt enjoys the breathtaking view at the top of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park.

海狮, 水獭的, 象海豹, 鲸鱼, 大海龟, 刺鳐都是虚幻的. California is so full of such different and diverse life! Everywhere we looked, there was a change in the ecology and in the environment around us.——莫妮卡·基弗

"I have always grown up going to the beach on the east coast with the fine, 粉状的沙子在我脚下. However, when we arrived at the Bay, I was honestly in awe. The sand was now rough and rocky and full of unique shells and rocks everywhere.——莫妮卡·基弗

The group experienced weather extremes from the heat of Death Valley to the snow at Yosemite.

"During the 2019 Wild West Biology trip with Dr. 莫尔博士. 霍维斯小麦面粉, I was able to experience and engage in God’s beautiful creation all around me through a variety of different locations.——汉娜·威尔逊