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  • How did they lug the driftwood to their house?
    They boy lugged it.
  • Why were they wading in the cold water?
    The banks were lined with poison oak.
  • It was the (seventh month) when we drove up the mountains and backpacked up a (small river).
    July, creek
  • What did they find at the top of the waterfalls?
    A huge piece of driftwood.
  • What made the boy want to climb the waterfall again.
    He saw the mountain lion tracks.
  • When they first saw the waterfall, did they climb it?
    No, they turned back to camp.
  • How did the boy feel while watching his folks climb up?
    He felt anxious and proud.
  • The banks were (formed rows) with poison oak.
    lined
  • It looked like a boy (spinning quickly) around in joy.
    whirling
  • How does the "dancer" make the boy feel?
    It helps him remember the time he climbed the waterfall which made his feel big and wild.
  • What did the bottom of the waterfalls look like?
    It looked like a boiling cauldron.
  • How did the parents climb up?
    The boy shouted directions to guide them up.
  • I (looked before going) a way, alongside the falls, and then we climbed like mountain goats.
    scouted
  • They went swimming and (head first) in the diamond-clear water.
    diving
  • The raft boat went around (giant rocks) as they came down the rapids.
    boulders
  • In the morning, they found (trail of marks) on the ground.
    tracks
  • What was causing the roaring sound?
    The waterfall coming down from the top of the mountain.
  • The "dancer" looked like a (art made by wood or stone) standing in their yard.
    sculpture
  • Why did the boy do a little dance at the top of the waterfalls?
    He was happy and proud.
  • How did they know a mountain lion had come down?
    They found tracks on the ground.
  • It (move from a higher place) high above us, higher than the tallest pines.
    rose
  • Gripping onto the (skinny and weak) river willow and pulling ourselves up helped us reach the top.
    scrawny
  • Why are they wearing huge Indian rhubarb leaves on their heads?
    They want to keep cool from the hot sun.
  • The boy heard a growl and a (sounds of dry leaves) in the brush.
    rustle
  • They hiked further (opposite of water flow), against little rapids, picking their way through slippery boulders.
    upstream
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