03x01 - Adventure Camp: Rafting/Mountain Climbing

[bunniefuu]

- Hello, folks.

It's me, the conductor.

Today the kids take a trip with their friends

To nature trackers adventure camp

Where they get to go river rafting.

So come on along with me

On the dinosaur train.

All aboard!

- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪

[Train whistle toots]

- ♪ Once upon a time ♪

♪ There was a mom ♪

♪ Her name was mrs. Pteranodon ♪

♪ Sitting on her nest ♪

♪ She heard a scratch and then said ♪

- Oh, boy, my eggs are hatching!

- ♪ One by one, the kids popped free ♪

♪ Baby pteranodons, one, two, three ♪

- I'll name you tiny, shiny, and don.

- ♪ But tiny said ♪

- Wait, there's one more, mom.

- ♪ The last little baby ♪

♪ Was a different size ♪

♪ With teeth and a tail ♪

♪ And big green eyes ♪

♪ He didn't look anything ♪

♪ Like the rest ♪

- What am I doing in a pteranodon nest?

- ♪ But dear old mrs. Pteranodon said ♪

- Oh, this is your family, and I'm your mom.

You may be different, but we're all creatures.

All dinosaurs have different features.

Come on, buddy. We'll take a vacation.

I'll get us a ticket at pteranodon station.

We'll travel the world in sunshine and rain

And meet all the species on the...

- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ I want to ride ♪

- ♪ Ride, ride, ride, ride ♪

[Train whistle toots]

- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪

- [Roaring]

[Train whistle toots]

- Tickets. Tickets, please.

Well, if it isn't the pteranodon kids

And my old buddy, buddy!

[Together] hello, mr. Conductor!

- I wonder if you remember where we're going today.

[Together] nature trackers adventure camp!

[Cheering]

- Very good!

You remembered.

- How could we forget?

An adventure camp for nature trackers

With all my favorite friends coming along?

It can't get any better than this!

- It could.

Today I'm gonna have some extra help

From another friend of yours:

My nephew gilbert.

- Gilbert? - Good morning, everybody.

All: gilbert!

- Is it time to sing the song, uncle?

All: a song?

Sing it!

- Well, I guess

There's an adventure camp song,

But you probably don't want us to sing it.

All: ah, come on.

Sing it. Please?

[Lively folk music]

- ♪ Oh, there's an adventure camp I know ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ Where all the nature trackers go ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ We'll be climbing mountains ♪

♪ Rafting streams ♪

Both: ♪ playing games and making teams ♪

♪ Oh ♪

- ♪ There's an adventure camp I know ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ We'll take a risk ♪

♪ Try something new ♪

- ♪ See what adventure can do for you ♪

- ♪ An adventure a day for everyone ♪

Both: ♪ and most of all ♪

All: ♪ most of all we'll have some fun ♪

- ♪ Oh, there's an adventure camp I know ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ Where all the nature trackers go ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

[Clock chiming]

- Jumping jaxartosaurus!

We've arrived.

Adventure camp river station

In the late cretaceous time period.

All right, nature trackers.

Form a line.

Gilbert and I will be leading you

On your adventure.

- Today's adventure is...

River rafting!

[Together] river rafting?

- Follow me, kids.

- Mr. Conductor, what exactly is river rafting?

- We're going to float down the river

On rafts made of logs.

- We'll learn about how rivers work

And what kind of creatures can be seen as we float by.

- Then the dinosaur train picks us up

At a station down the river to take us home.

- After a great big picnic lunch, of course.

- Um, will there by food for herbivores like me?

- Absolutely, t*nk.

There'll be something for everyone.

- Those must be our river rafts.

Let's go, nature trackers. Whoo!

- Wait, wait, miss tiny.

First we put on our safety gear.

- Right. Everyone gets a helmet.

- Now, since pteranodon swim in the sea every day,

You three won't need life jackets,

But everyone else gets 'em.

Annie, petey, lily, t*nk, and buddy.

- Wait, will I have to swim in the river?

- Not if I can help it.

The life jacket's just in case you fall off the raft.

- But I'm a t. Rex.

I'm not really a swimmer.

Am I going to be okay?

- As your adventure camp guide,

I promise you'll be okay.

I'll be right by your side the whole time.

Now it's time to choose a buddy,

Somebody for you to keep an eye on for safety

While we're rafting.

[Together] a buddy?

I pick buddy!

[Laughter]

- Sorry, kids.

Buddy can only pick one buddy.

- I pick annie.

- Yeah! I'm buddy's river rafting buddy.

Rawr!

- Then I pick petey, 'cause we both have...

Both: tiny power!

Whoo-hoo!

- I pick don 'cause he knows so many things.

- I pick shiny 'cause we're both blue.

- Um, actually,

I was hoping I could be gilbert's buddy.

- Sorry, shiny. I can't be a buddy.

I'm steering this raft,

And uncle conductor is steering the other.

- Can t*nk and I ride on your raft, gilbert?

- Absolutely hop onboard.

- [Squawks]

Come on, t*nk,

My rafting buddy.

Splash!

- Everyone ready?

All aboard!

Get out your paddles, everyone.

Two on each side.

That's right.

Stroke, stroke, stroke.

All: stroke, stroke, stroke.

- Wow, we're really out in this river.

I wonder how deep it is.

- How you doing, buddy?

- Okay.

It's pretty exciting

Doing something I've never done before.

I guess it's a little scary too.

- Never fear, buddy, my buddy.

That's the thing about adventures.

They help us find the courage to try new things.

- Really? Where do you find the courage?

- Well, I find it inside myself.

I tell myself that I can do whatever I put my mind to.

And if I keep telling myself that,

I find my courage.

- Okay, mr. Conductor.

I'll try hard to find my courage.

Rawr!

- Ooh, rawr.

- Look at that, petey!

Let's make our raft the fastest.

Ready?

Both: tiny power!

[Squawking]

- Where do rivers come from?

- A river starts as a tiny stream made of rain water

Like that little stream over there.

The stream cuts down into the earth

And carries the sediments, or dirt, downstream.

This process is called erosion.

[Together] erosion.

- What did he say?

Eraser? expl*si*n?

- Erosion. - Oh.

- And as more and more little streams

Flow into one river,

It grows bigger and bigger.

Our little river is joining a bigger river now.

[Together] ooh!

A bigger river.

- See how this bigger river cuts through these hills?

Over time, rivers change the land

By carving new paths for themselves.

So if the rivers carve out the land,

Where does all that dirt go?

- Sometimes, rivers carry so much dirt downstream,

They can build a whole new piece of land.

Here's what we call a sandbar.

This is dirt and sand that the river

Carried down and deposited here.

- And now, it's a habitat,

A home to many plants and creatures

That are specialized for living in the water.

- Hello! We're the nature trackers.

All: hello.

- Nature trackers observe nature,

So we're observing you.

All: oh. Thank you very much.

- Whoops, the river's carrying us away.

Got to go. Bye.

[Birds squawk]

- Bye.

- Think I'll have a little fun.

[Laughs]

- [Squawks]

I'm getting hungry.

Are you, petey? - Yeah.

I wonder what we're gonna have for lunch.

- I hope it's fish.

When I get hungry, you know what I say?

I wish for fish!

[Squawks]

Bonus!

- Oh, you guys?

Did you see that?

Tiny did some kind of magic trick.

- What did you do, tiny?

- I don't know.

I just said, "I wish for fish."

And--

Just like that!

- [Laughs]

- Hey, everybody!

Tiny's doing a magic trick!

- I wish for fish.

[Kids cheering]

Wait a minute.

This is a little too good to be true.

I don't think I'm actually magic.

So what's happening?

[Gasps]

Jess hesperornis.

- [Laughs]

You got me, tiny.

Hi, everyone.

I'm jess, a hesperornis.

- Hesperornis is a creature that's well-adapted

To living in the water.

- I am.

- I thought you did your fishing in the sea.

What are you doing in this river?

- Hey, there's fish in the sea and in rivers, tiny.

As long as it's wet, I'm pretty much good.

- Well, you're welcome to join us for lunch

When we get to the picnic area, jess.

- Really? That sounds like fun.

- It will be, but first,

We have to run a set of rapids.

- Ooh, rapids! My favorite!

- Wait a minute.

We have to run a set of rapids?

What does that mean?

- Another opportunity

To learn about how rivers work, buddy.

As a river continues to flow downhill,

Sometimes they flow steeply enough to make big waves

And even waterfalls.

- Waterfalls?

- Oh, these rapids are pretty small, buddy.

They won't be like going over a big waterfall.

- I'm not sure I want to go over even a little waterfall.

- Oh, buddy, you are gonna love this.

Running the rapids is my favorite thing to do.

I'll swim right along side you guys and keep you company.

- Rawr.

- Find your courage, buddy.

Rawr!

- Okay, everyone, paddles ready!

Keep the rafts moving forward!

Steer down the middle of the river.

Let's go, nature trackers.

All: stroke, stroke, stroke,

Stroke, stroke.

Whoa!

- Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

[All screaming excitedly]

[All cheering]

- Well, what'd you think?

- That was the most fun thing I've ever done ever!

When do we get to ride the next one?

- We're almost at the picnic spot for lunch.

- Aw, already?

Mr. Conductor, when I found my courage,

I had so much fun.

- I am so proud of you, buddy.

And I'm proud of all you kids

For paddling the rafts all this way.

Lunchtime!

[All cheering]

- [Squawks]

Mm, I don't remember

When I've had so many fish.

- I know, right?

- But what about the troodons?

What did you and gilbert eat, mr. Conductor?

- As omnivores,

We had a little bit of everything, buddy.

- Yup, I'll pretty much try anything.

[Belches]

[Laughs]

Excuse me.

[Train whistle toots]

- Whoops.

That's the dinosaur train.

Time to go home, kids.

Walk this way.

[Belches]

[Laughter]

- Oh, mr. Conductor!

- All aboard!

All: bye, jess!

- See you around wherever there's fish.

Hey, nice job finding your courage, buddy!

Bye!

- ♪ There's an adventure camp I know ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ Where all the nature trackers go ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

[All cheering]

- Hi, there.

I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.

All dinosaurs needed water to survive

Just like you do.

And just like animals living today,

Most dinosaurs got their drinking water

From streams, rivers, and lakes.

Believe it or not, water can actually change

The shape of the land over time.

When water flows over rocks,

The rock slowly wears away

In a process called erosion.

See this canyon?

There's a river at the very bottom of it.

A long time ago, there was no canyon here

And the ground was flat.

But over thousands of years,

The river slowly cut down through the rock,

Creating the canyon we see today.

If the ground is flat,

Rivers tend to flow slower and wind more.

If the ground is steep, like on the side of a mountain,

The water moves much faster and in more of a straight line,

Sometimes forming rapids.

Faster water causes more erosion,

Cutting down through the rock much quicker.

The water flowing in rivers

Comes from rain or snow that falls from the sky.

During dry seasons, rivers become much shallower

And sometimes even dry up completely.

But when it rains a lot, rivers get deeper and stronger,

Causing even more erosion.

Okay, remember, get outside,

Get into nature, and make your own discoveries.

- Hello, folks.

It's me, the conductor.

Today the nature trackers adventure campers

Hike to the top of a mountain,

Where they'll find out what a tree line is.

So come on along with me on the dinosaur train.

All aboard!

- [Squawks] I can't wait!

When will gilbert and the conductor

Tell us where we're going for camp today?

- I hope it's somewhere pretty.

- With lots of great food.

- And holes.

- Hello, nature trackers.

All: hello, mr. Conductor.

Hi, gilbert.

- Good morning.

- Ready for today's adventure?

All: yes!

- Because we're headed

To nature trackers adventure mountain camp.

All: mountain camp?

- Yes, indeed-y.

We're heading to the top of that mountain.

All: ooh.

- Won't it be hard to get all the way up there?

- Not for me.

I'll fly up and be king of the mountain!

- King of the mountain?

I love that game.

- Me too.

I'm great at that game.

- Then that's what we'll play.

- We won't be flying there either

To be fair to the campers without wings,

So we'll all hike.

Gilbert?

- Mountain hiking tips:

As we climb, the air will get colder

And the wind will blow harder.

If you find it a little more difficult to breathe,

Don't worry because this is normal.

You'll be able to breathe.

It's just harder when you're high up.

- At high altitudes, because there's less oxygen,

Which is the gas we breathe.

- Thank you for listening, and enjoy your visit

To the top of the mountain.

- Gilbert, is there anything special

We should look for on the hike?

- I'm so glad you asked.

On the way up, we'll be looking for the tree line.

- That's right, gilbert.

Observe.

The tree line-- or timberline--

Is a point high on the mountain

Where the tree and bushes are affected

By the cold, the winds, and the altitude.

Now, can anybody guess how the trees are affected?

- Maybe the trees and bushes have more delicious leaves

Because herbivores need more food

After climbing up all that way.

- Interesting guess, t*nk.

Any others?

- I have a hypothesis.

Maybe since the mountain gets taller and taller,

The trees and bushes do too.

So the trees way up at the timberline

Must be really, really tall.

- Guess there's only one way to find out,

Because we've arrived

At adventure camp mountain station.

All off-board!

[All cheering]

- [Squawks]

There it is!

The top of the mountain.

- And soon, we'll all be there

With me leading the way!

♪ Da, da-da, da ♪

Charge!

- Easy, there, shiny.

I love your enthusiasm,

But before we go storming up the mountain,

Let's see what's around us right here.

- Well, the trees here are really tall.

- That's true. They're--

- Wait. Don't tell us.

Mm, juicy.

Light and fruity at first...

Followed by a hint of nuttiness.

It's a sycamore.

- He's very good at that.

- t*nk knows his leaves.

- [Sniffs]

My t. Rex sniffer sense says there are mammals here.

Do you smell them, buddy?

- [Sniffs]

I do.

Oh, and there's one.

- [Squeaking]

- It's so tiny and cute.

- Excellent observations, everybody.

- Yeah, great, so now can we go to the top of the mountain?

Please?

- I think so, shiny.

Nature trackers adventure campers,

Let's start hiking!

Follow me.

[Lively folk music]

- ♪ Oh, there's an adventure camp I know ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ Where all the nature trackers go ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ Oh, there's an adventure camp I know ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure ♪

- Whoa!

- Oof! - Oh!

- Is that snow?

- It is snow.

- Brr, that explains why I'm so cold.

- Me too, and I've got really thick skin.

- Come on, guys.

We can't stop now.

We're so close to the top.

- I know how to get us closer and keep us warm.

Run!

- [Squawks]

Last one to the snow patch

Is a rotten dinosaur egg!

[Laughter]

- Oh, ooh, this is hard.

[Giggling and panting]

- I won!

I won the race.

[Together] we all made it!

- But shiny made it first.

Good job.

- Thanks.

- [Pants]

You guys...

Were right.

I'm all warmed up now. - Me too.

But it's a little hard to breathe.

- Um...

Why?

- Gilbert, on the train

You said it's hard to breathe

Because there's less oxygen so high up.

- Right. Nice job remembering, buddy.

- Oh, I agree.

Very good, buddy.

[Pants]

- [Laughs]

Look, mr. The conductor

Is leaning on the top of a tree.

- That's funny.

All the trees are small here.

There's just a little bit taller than me, and I'm tiny.

- And look.

A line of trees...

And no more trees above it.

This must be the tree line.

Kids: the tree line.

- Exactly right, kids.

We've officially reached the tree line.

Do you notice anything about the area?

- I do.

There's no plants

Except these scraggly little shrubs.

- That's true, t*nk.

They are little and scraggly.

Anybody think they know why?

- Maybe the reason tress can't grow tall

Is because that's how things grow

Way up high on a mountain

Where it's so cold and windy.

- You are exactly right, buddy.

The different weather at high mountain altitudes

Makes things grow differently.

- Yay, buddy!

Your hypothesis was true.

♪ La, la, loo-- ♪

- I might be too cold up here

For trees to grow tall,

But it's not too cold for a snowball fight.

Right, buddy?

- [Laughs]

Right. Heads up, tiny.

- Incoming!

[Kids whooping and cheering]

- Ooh!

- Oh, yes. Snowball fights.

I remember back in my day,

I was quite the crackerjack.

Now, of course, I am much more responsible

And sophisticated.

I couldn't possibly--

Whoa! Ah! Ooh!

- Come play with us, mr. Conductor.

Kids: yeah!

Come on. Please?

- Gangway!

[All whooping and cheering]

- Hey, you guys?

We're so close to the top of the mountain.

So I was thinking,

If no one minds,

I could just run up to the mountaintop.

I'll be right where you can see me.

But I won't go if it's not okay with everybody

For me to be...

King of the mountain.

[Pants]

I did it. I'm here.

I made it!

I'm king of the mountain!

Actually, queen of the mountain.

- Hey, shiny did it.

She got to the top of the mountain.

[Kids cheering]

- [Pants]

Nice job, shiny.

You're a credit to the nature trackers

Adventure mountain campers.

- Thanks, gilbert.

- Wow, look at the view.

All: wow.

- I think I can see my herd from here.

- I think I can see the entire cretaceous from here.

- It's beautiful.

Thanks for getting us all up here, shiny.

- Hooray for shiny.

- Queen of the mountain.

All: yeah!

- Go shiny! - All right!

- Thanks.

I really wanted to get to the top first,

But it's way better looking at the view

With all of you.

- That's what it says in the nature trackers

Adventure camp guidebook:

Being an adventurer is all about teamwork.

- You guys are the best team ever.

- I feel a group hug coming on.

Come here, you.

- I love you all so much.

- I love you guys.

- Speaking of teamwork,

Think you kids could help me up?

[Pants]

- Are you okay?

- Oh, right as rain, buddy.

Just a little, uh,

Pooped from this thin mountain air.

- We'll help you, mr. The conductor.

Wait, how do we help mr. The conductor?

- I have an idea.

One, two, three.

Push!

- And pull!

- [Squawks]

We did it.

All: yeah, we did it.

- Oh, you certainly did.

I forgot just how different life is

Above the tree line.

The thinner air can really

Make you short of breath.

Whoo, thanks for all your help,

Nature tracker adventure campers.

- Do we hike back down the mountain now?

- Actually, we've arranged a more interesting way

To get back down.

[Rumbling footsteps]

All: laura giganotosaurus.

- [Pants]

Hello, nature trackers.

Guess what.

I am your surprise

Special ride down the mountain

And back to the dinosaur train.

[All cheering]

- Thanks, laura.

That was the most fun ride ever.

- You could say she gave you a head start

Towards the train.

[Laughs]

Do you get--'cause--

No?

[Clock chiming]

Oh, would you look at the time.

Camp is over for the day,

And it's time to get back on the train.

All aboard!

All: thanks, laura.

- It was my pleasure, nature trackers.

We all worked hard.

Now we can rest on the train.

- You're right, laura.

It was kind of hard to race to the top in the thin air,

But it was so worth it.

- ♪ An adventure a day ♪

♪ For everyone ♪

♪ And most of all ♪

All: ♪ most of all ♪

♪ We'll have some fun, oh ♪

- ♪ There's an adventure camp I know ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

- ♪ Where all the nature trackers go ♪

Kids: ♪ nature trackers adventure camp ♪

[Train whistle toots]

- Hi, there.

I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.

I'm here in the forest standing beside a huge redwood tree.

Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world,

And some grow as high as feet.

To reach such incredible heights,

Redwoods need to live close to the ocean

In places with flowing streams and lots of fog.

But most trees don't live in such ideal conditions.

If you climb a tall mountain,

You might notice that the trees near the top

Are shorter than the trees down below.

Go a little higher, and the trees might

Start to disappear all together.

The place where the trees stop

Is called the timberline.

The trees get smaller as you go higher up a mountain

Because conditions change.

The temperature gets colder,

The air gets thinner,

And the winds often blow harder,

Making it more difficult for the trees to grow.

Okay, remember, get outside,

Get into nature, and make your own discoveries.

- We love playing games...

- Like all aboard.

- You can play too online at:

- And lots of other games.

- There's so much to learn about all kinds of dinosaurs.

Both: go to pbskids.org.

- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ Dinosaur train train ♪

- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪

- ♪ We're gonna ride ♪

- ♪ Ride, ride, ride, ride ♪

[Train whistle toots]

- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪