Slumber Falls, Spring Retreat April 4 - 6 2003
Congregational Church of Austin, UCC

Slumber Falls Retreat Center Entrance
Wildflowers brighten the entrance to Slumber Falls retreat center.
Slumber Falls Retreat Center 2
Bluebonnets!
Bluebonnets
More Bluebonnets
Slumber Falls Retreat Center Cottage
View of one of the two retreat center cottages
Clark Hubbs Lectures on Texas Water Resources
Clark Hubbs discusses some of the many problems caused by
the limited water resources in the state of Texas.
Retreat Center Interior
Clark Hubbs, Lecturing on the water resources in Texas
Jeffrey,Junior and Katelyn
Retreat attendees get hands on experience in biological research
at Comal Springs in San Marcos.
Clark Hubbs Baiting Fish Traps
Fish traps baited with dog food will reveal differences in the numbers of fish on the surface vs on the bottom of at about 100yds from the source of Comal Springs
Sara Ross, Lynne Lemley
Sara Ross and Lynne Lemley
Bambi Lowman
Bambi Lowman
Katelyn Lemley, Tom Vandestadt
Katie Lemley and Tom Vandestadt
Mark McCoy, Clark Hubbs
Portable HydroLab measures water temperature as well as several dissolved substances
Junior
Comal Springs
Mark McCoy, Clark Hubbs, Tom Vandestadt
Tom VandeStadt, Jeffrey Lemley, Lynne Lemley
Lynne Lemley, George Lemley, Sara Ross
Junior
Clark Hubbs Counting Fish
Catch from One Trap
Fish caught in traps on the bottom of the stream
Clark Hubbs
Counting the Fish caught in the traps
Clark Hubbs and Kathi Foster
Kathy Foster accepts a handful of Fish from Clark Hubbs
David Ross
Dave Ross
Lynne Lemley and David Foster
Lynne Lemley and David Foster
Tom VandeStadt and George Lemley
Tom Vandestadt and George Lemley
Comal Springs
Water is crystal clear this near to the source of the spring
Dennis Murphy demonstrates ham radio
Dennis intoduces the group to the world of short wave radio
Dennis Murphy
Dave Ross and Mel Oakes
Dave Ross, Mel Oakes
Dennis Murphy
Dennis Murphy
Adjusting the direction of the antenna
Ham Radio on the Retreat Center Deck
Guadelupe River at Slumber Falls
Kayaking the Guadelupe river at Slumber Falls
Guadelupe River at Slumber Falls
Cheering for UT in the Slumber Falls Lodge
Watching UT compete in the "Final Four"